HR 5417 · 109th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006

Introduced 2006-05-18· Sponsored by Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
2
Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 303.(2006-06-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006 - Amends the Clayton Act to prohibit any broadband network provider from: (1) failing to provide its services on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms; (2) refusing to interconnect its facilities with those of another service provider on reasonable and nondiscriminatory terms; (3) blocking, impairing, discriminating against, or interfering with any person's ability to use a service to access or provide lawful content, applications, or services over the Internet (or imposing an additional charge to avoid such prohibited conduct); (4) prohibiting a user from attaching or using a device on the provider's network that does not physically damage or materially degrade other users' utilization of the network; or (5) failing to clearly and conspicuously disclose to users accurate information concerning service terms. Requires a provider that prioritizes or offers enhanced quality of service to data of a particular type to prioritize or offer enhanced quality of service to all data of that type without imposing a surcharge or other consideration. Permits a provider to take reasonable and nondiscriminatory measures to: (1) manage the functi…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 5417, Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006

Jun 7, 2006

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 25, 2006</p>

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H.R. 5417, Internet Freedom and Nondiscrimination Act of 2006

Jun 7, 2006

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 25, 2006

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (5)

5 Democrats