# 114-hr-4596: Small Business Broadband Deployment Act

114-hr-4596, Small Business Broadband Deployment Act, is a 114th Congress bill sponsored by GREG WALDEN (R-OR); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 114-hr-4596
- Congress: 114
- Title: Small Business Broadband Deployment Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
- Introduced: 2016-02-24
- Sponsor: GREG WALDEN (R-OR)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Small Business Broadband Deployment Act This bill exempts small businesses from the enhancements to the transparency rule of the Federal Communications Commission under which any person engaged in the provision of broadband Internet access service must disclose publicly accurate information regarding the network management practices, performance, and commercial terms of its broadband Internet access services sufficient for: consumers to make informed choices regarding their use; and content, application, service, and device providers to develop, market, and maintain Internet offerings.

## Related bills

- 114-hr-6474: To eliminate the daily newspaper cross-ownership rule of the Federal Communications Commission.
- 114-hr-6037: Sam Farr Peace Corps Enhancement Act
- 114-hr-5815: Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5786: Community Protection and Preparedness Act of 2016
- 114-hr-5722: John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act
- 114-hr-5685: Farm Regulatory Certainty Act

## Sources
- [114-hr-4596 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4596)

## Related
- [114-hr-6474: To eliminate the daily newspaper cross-ownership rule of the Federal Communicat…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6474)
- [114-hr-6037: Sam Farr Peace Corps Enhancement Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-6037)
- [114-hr-5815: Resource Management Practices Protection Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5815)
- [114-hr-5786: Community Protection and Preparedness Act of 2016](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5786)
- [114-hr-5722: John F. Kennedy Centennial Commission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5722)
- [114-hr-5685: Farm Regulatory Certainty Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/114-hr-5685)
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