H.R. 1149 · 117th Congress

Communities Overregulating Networks Need Economic Competition Today Act

Introduced on Feb 18, 2021 by Billy Long (R-MO-7). One cosponsor. Latest action (Feb 19, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Stage
Introduced
Introduced
Feb 18, 2021
Cosponsors
1
0 from the other party
Policy area
Science, Technology, Communications
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Progress

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  1. Introduced
  2. 2Reported by committee
  3. 3Passed one chamber
  4. 4Passed both chambers
  5. 5Sent to the President
  6. 6Became law

Official title

To prohibit a State or political subdivision thereof from providing or offering for sale to the public retail or wholesale broadband internet access service, and for other purposes.

Subjects

  • Emergency communications systems
  • Government information and archives
  • Internet and video services
  • Internet, web applications, social media
  • State and local government operations

Summary

By the Congressional Research Service (Introduced in House, Feb 18, 2021). Public domain.

Communities Overregulating Networks Need Economic Competition Today Act or the CONNECT Act

This bill prohibits a state or political subdivision thereof from providing or selling broadband internet access service. Such provision or sale may continue if there is no more than one other commercial provider of broadband internet access that provides competition in a particular area.

Sponsor and cosponsors

Cosponsors by party as of the day they signed on. Original cosponsors signed on the day of introduction.

Billy LongR-MO-7Sponsor

Republicans · 1

Roll calls

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History

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  1. Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House
  2. Feb 18, 2021Introduced in House
  3. Feb 18, 2021 · HouseReferred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
  4. Feb 19, 2021 · HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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  • Senate roll-call votes and DW-NOMINATE scores (Voteview (UCLA Department of Political Science))Lewis, Jeffrey B., Keith Poole, Howard Rosenthal, Adam Boche, Aaron Rudkin, and Luke Sonnet (2026). Voteview: Congressional Roll-Call Votes Database. https://voteview.com/ · data current to Oct 3, 2026 · loaded Oct 3, 2026 · license: Free to use with the required citation
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  • Positions are shown only where a roll call recorded them; voice votes and unanimous consent record none.