Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 4032 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4032 To require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure equitable and nondiscriminatory contributions to the mechanisms that preserve and advance universal service, to reduce the financial burden on consumers, and for other purposes. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES June 17, 2025 Mr. Feenstra (for himself, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Mann, Mr. Rogers of Kentucky, and Ms. Stansbury) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL To require the Federal Communications Commission to ensure equitable and nondiscriminatory contributions to the mechanisms that preserve and advance universal service, to reduce the financial burden on consumers, and for other purposes. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Lowering Broadband Costs for Consumers Act of 2025''. SEC. 2. LOWERING BROADBAND COSTS FOR CONSUMERS. (a) Definitions.--In this section: (1) Broadband internet access service.--The term ``broadband internet access service'' has the meaning given the term in section 8.1(b) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations, or any successor regulation. (2) Broadband provider.--The term ``broadband provider'' means a provider of broadband internet access service. (3) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal Communications Commission. (4) Edge provider.--The term ``edge provider'' means a provider of online content or services, including-- (A) a digital advertising service; (B) a search engine; (C) a social media platform; (D) a streaming service; (E) an app store; (F) a cloud computing service;