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Save the Internet Act of 2019
This bill updates the regulatory framework for broadband access. Specifically, the bill repeals a 2017 order adopted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that classifies broadband internet access service as an information service, therefore placing it under Federal Trade Commission authority. The order also expands the public transparency rules and preempts local and state laws that conflict with the regulatory framework.
The bill restores a 2015 FCC order, which classifies both mobile and fixed broadband internet access services as telecommunications services, therefore placing the services under FCC authority. Additionally, the bill would create a general conduct standard and restore regulations, including those that prohibit blocking, throttling, and paid prioritization.
The bill establishes an exception for small businesses to certain transparency requirements relating to performance characteristics and network practices, and it directs the FCC to engage with tribal stakeholders regarding broadband access service challenges on tribal lands.
Among other reports, the bill requires the Government Accountability Office to report on
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service, describing H.R. 1644 as passed House on Apr 10, 2019. It is not the text of the measure; a later amendment may have changed what it does.
Apr 10, 2019Each bar: ✓ Yea from the bottom, ✕ Nay aboveApr 10, 2019
House Apr 10, 2019 · the primary vote
Save the Internet Act
Passed
232 Yea 190 Nay 10 not voting
Party-line vote 1 of 422 voting members broke with their own party: 1 Republican.
DemocratsRepublicansFilled: YeaRing: NayGrey: not voting or present
432 members on this roll call, from the official House record. Party majorities need at least five voting members, so an independent never counts as breaking with a party.
Signing on is not a vote: a member can cosponsor H.R. 1644 and vote against it. 132 signed when it was filed.
Organizations that named H.R. 1644 in a lobbying disclosure. Only those that cited the bill by number appear, so this is a floor, not a full list.
363 disclosures name this measure. Retrieved from LDA.gov on 2026-10-05. Senate Office of Public Records cannot vouch for the data or analyses derived from these data after the data have been retrieved from LDA.gov.