Democrats submit plan to save net neutrality, still one vote short in Senate

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Congressional Democrats today introduced legislation that would prevent the repeal of neutrality rules, but they still need more support from Republicans in order to pass the measure.

Democrats have been promising to introduce a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution ever since the Federal Communications Commission voted to repeal its net neutrality rules in December. But lawmakers had to wait for the FCC's repeal order to be published in the Federal Register, which only happened last week.

The CRA resolution would nullify the FCC's repeal order, allowing net neutrality rules that were passed in 2015 to remain in place. The resolution has public support from 50 out of 100 senators (all Democrats, all Independents, and one Republican), putting it one vote shy of passage in the Senate.

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