# 115-hr-4817: PEERING Act of 2018

115-hr-4817, PEERING Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-4817
- Congress: 115
- Title: PEERING Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Introduced: 2018-01-17
- Sponsor: Rep. Long, Billy [R-MO-7] (R-MO)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Promoting Exchanges for Enhanced Routing of Information so Networks are Great Act of 2018 or the PEERING Act of 2018 This bill requires the Department of Commerce to award grants for entities to acquire real property and necessary equipment to establish a new Internet exchange facility in areas where there are no existing Internet exchange facilities, or to expand operations at an existing Internet exchange facility where there is only one Internet exchange facility. An Internet exchange facility is the physical infrastructure through which Internet service providers and content delivery networks exchange Internet traffic between their networks. The bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow schools, libraries, and rural health care providers that receive funds to pay for telecommunications to use the funds to contract with a broadband provider to obtain a connection at an Internet exchange facility or to pay the costs for maintaining a connection at such a facility.

## Related bills

- 115-hr-7378: Guidance Clarity Act of 2018
- 115-hr-7365: To require the Federal Communications Commission to approve or deny a license transfer application within 180 days of submission, and for other purposes.
- 115-hr-7126: To exempt certain structures from removal from Army Corps of Engineers property on Table Rock Lake, and for other purposes.
- 115-hr-7059: Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018
- 115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-4817 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/4817)

## Related
- [115-hr-7378: Guidance Clarity Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7378)
- [115-hr-7365: To require the Federal Communications Commission to approve or deny a license t…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7365)
- [115-hr-7126: To exempt certain structures from removal from Army Corps of Engineers property…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7126)
- [115-hr-7059: Build the Wall, Enforce the Law Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-7059)
- [115-hr-6734: Full Military Honors Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6734)
- [115-hr-6510: Restore Our Parks and Public Lands Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6510)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4817 (as of 2025-11-18).