{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-urges-congress-to-overturn-the-fccs-rollback-of-net-neutrality-rules", "Reed Urges Congress to Overturn the FCC\u2019s Rollback of Net Neutrality Rules", "2017-12-14", "2017", "2017-12", "Democrat", "House", "RI", "Jack Reed", "R000122", "www.reed.senate.gov", null, null, "legacy", "12/14/2017\u00a0\u2014\u00a0WASHINGTON, DC -- Today, moments after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) voted to kill net neutrality, U.S. Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) joined with Senator Edward J. Markey (D-MA) in unveiling a plan to use the Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution to effectively invalidate the FCC\u2019s action and restore the 2015 net neutrality rules.\u00a0\r\nThe FCC\u2019s vote of 3 to 2 fell along party lines, with Trump-appointed Chairman Ajit Pai and Republican Commissioners Brendan Carr and Michael O\u2019Rielly voting in favor of the order, and Democratic Commissioners Mignon Clyburn and Jessica Rosenworcel voting against.\r\n\u201cToday\u2019s partisan vote could be the start of more restrictive access to the Internet, and Congress must not let that happen.\u00a0 Congress has the power to overturn this decision and ensure the Internet remains open and free for the American people,\u201d said Reed.\u00a0 \u201cI urge my colleagues to support this CRA and invalidate the FCC\u2019s ruling.\u00a0 This is important for our citizens, consumers, and free speech.\u201d\r\nThe Congressional Review Act (CRA) requires that all federal agency rules be reported to Congress and allows lawmakers 60 legislative working days to nix administrative federal regulations through an act of Congress with a simple majority in both chambers.\u00a0 Legislators of either party can petition to reverse agency rulings, after which Congress must consider a \u201cresolution of disapproval\u201d with a simple majority in the Senate.\r\nThe resolution of disapproval would rescind FCC Chairman Ajit Pai\u2019s decision and fully restore the Open Internet Order.\u00a0 In accordance with the Congressional Review Act, the Senators will formally introduce the resolution once the rule is submitted to both houses of Congress and published in the Federal Register.\r\nThere are plans to introduce a CRA resolution in the U.S. House of Representatives as well.\u00a0\r\nA copy of the CRA can be found HERE.\u00a0\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\tPrint\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\tEmail\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t  \n\t\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\tTweet", 1, "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z", "2026-03-30T12:14:52Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://www.reed.senate.gov/news/releases/reed-urges-congress-to-overturn-the-fccs-rollback-of-net-neutrality-rules"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 1.3053030706942081, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}