House Republican Moves to Restore Net Neutrality (1)

Colorado Rep. Mike Coffman became the first House Republican to support forcing a House vote on restoring Obama-era net neutrality rules.

Coffman, in a July 17 statement, said he signed a petition to bring a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution—which would overturn the Federal Communications Commission’s December rollback of net neutrality—to a floor vote. He also introduced his own bill that would restore net neutrality principles, such as banning internet service providers from blocking or slowing data traffic on their networks.

Prospects are slim for the resolution reaching a floor vote in the GOP-controlled House. Even if it did, President ...