In the wake of the December decision of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to repeal its net neutrality rules, opponents of the ruling are working to overturn the decision, according to The Washington Post.
Sen. Ed Markey (D-Mass.), along with the support 40 co-sponsors, have amassed the 30 votes necessary to seek to reverse the net neutrality repeal through the Congressional Review Act.
A big step toward restoring a free and open Internet: with the support of @clairecmc, we now have the 30 votes we need to force a vote on my CRA to reverse the repeal of #NetNeutrality! pic.twitter.com/gXtWQmeIJS
— Ed Markey (@SenMarkey) January 8, 2018
The Congressional Review Act paves the way for Congress to nullify passed regulations with a majority vote on the Senate floor.
“Congress has the power through the Congressional Review Act to overturn the FCC’s actions,” Markey said in a Jan. 9 news conference. “We will spend the coming months building our grass-roots support for the CRA.”
The Washington Post reports:
It was not immediately clear Tuesday when a vote might take place; some policy analysts speculate that it could occur over the summer. But the resolution faces long odds. Even if it passes the Senate with a simple majority, it must clear the House and be signed by President Trump. Trump supported the FCC's bid to undo the net neutrality rules, making it unlikely that he would sign legislation undercutting the move.
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