"It is unclear when the FCC will act, but the calendar is important here. It's probably better for neutrality advocates all around if the rules get a chance to age in place before a new Republican Senate -- if there is one -- has time to start.
In the end, though, that might matter little. Obama could veto the bill, which he might, given his recent statements in California that he was committed to net neutrality. "Nothing," says Marvin Ammori, a lawyer and net neutrality advocate, "would make Obama happier and more popular than vetoing it.""