Senate to Vote on Resolution Restoring Net Neutrality

Democrats are poised to force the Senate to vote on a proposal that would overturn the Federal Communication Commission’s rollback of net neutrality rules.

The May 15 vote comes after Sen. Edward Markey (D-Mass.) last week filed a petition to have the Senate vote to nullify the FCC’s repeal of the Obama-era regulations under the Congressional Review Act, which allows Congress to review and overturn new federal agency rules. The FCC said last week that the net neutrality rules, which ban internet service providers, such as AT&T Inc. and Comcast Corp., from blocking or slowing network traffic, will officially expire ...