H.R. 4596 - Small Business Broadband Deployment Act

Bill Text

    Text of H.R. 4596 PDF XML

    Small Business Broadband Deployment Act (as reported)

    H. Rept. 114-444 PDF

    Report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce

    H. Rept. 114-444 Part 2 PDF

    Supplemental report from the Committee on Energy and Commerce

Rule Information

COMMITTEE ACTION:
REPORTED BY RECORD VOTE of 6-4 on Monday, March 14, 2016.

FLOOR ACTION ON H. RES. 640: 
Agreed to by record vote of 235-176, after agreeing ot the previous question by record vote of 235-177, on Tuesday, March 17, 2016.  

MANAGERS:Stivers/Polis

1. Structured rule for H.R. 4596.

2. Provides one hour of debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

3. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

4. Provides that the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Energy and Commerce now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted and the bill, as amended, shall be considered as read.

5. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, as amended.

6. Makes in order only the further amendment printed in part A of the Rules Committee report, if offered by the Member designated in the report. The amendment shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

7. Waives all points of order against the amendment printed in part A of the report.

8. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

9. Structured rule for H.R. 3797.

10. Provides one hour of general debate equally divided and controlled by the chair and ranking minority member of the Committee on Energy and Commerce.

11. Waives all points of order against consideration of the bill.

12. Provides that the bill shall be considered as read.

13. Waives all points of order against provisions in the bill.

14. Makes in order only those amendments printed in part B of the Rules Committee report. Each such amendment may be offered only in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for the time specified in the report equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question.

15. Waives all points of order against the amendments printed in part B of the report.

16. Provides one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

Amendments (click headers to sort)

#Version #Sponsor(s)PartySummaryStatus
1Version 1Veasey (TX)DemocratRequires the FCC to also answer whether a permanent exemption would increase access to services offered by small internet service providers. Made In Order

Committee Votes

Rules Committee Record Vote No. 153

Motion by Ms. Slaughter to report open rules for H.R. 3797 & H.R. 4596. Defeated: 4–6

Majority Member
Vote
Ms. Foxx
Nay
Mr. Cole
No Vote
Mr. Woodall
Nay
Mr. Burgess
Nay
Mr. Stivers
Nay
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Nay
Mr. Newhouse
No Vote
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Nay
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Yea
Mr. McGovern
Yea
Mr. Hastings
Yea
Mr. Polis
Yea
Rules Committee Record Vote No. 154

Motion by Ms. Foxx to report the rule. Adopted: 6-4

Majority Member
Vote
Ms. Foxx
Yea
Mr. Cole
No Vote
Mr. Woodall
Yea
Mr. Burgess
Yea
Mr. Stivers
Yea
Mr. Collins
No Vote
Mr. Byrne
Yea
Mr. Newhouse
No Vote
Mr. Sessions, Chairman
Yea
Minority Member
Vote
Ms. Slaughter
Nay
Mr. McGovern
Nay
Mr. Hastings
Nay
Mr. Polis
Nay