Sen Thune plots network neutrality budget amendment

Senate Commerce Committee Chairman John Thune (R-SD) is planning to introduce a nonbinding amendment on network neutrality.

His brief amendment would establish a deficit-neutral reserve fund “to preserve and protect the open Internet in a manner that provides the Federal Communications Commission with targeted and robust enforcement mechanisms..." At the same time, that measure “protects against regulatory overreach and does not rely on public utility regulations." Like all other amendments during Thursday’s expected marathon voting session, the measure is purely symbolic, non-binding and will have no force of law. However, it would be a chance for lawmakers to register where they stand on the rules.