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It seems to be the way that freedom activists are pushing for. I am not aware of other formally proposed plans.

The fact is that there are two ways to go about this: Allow fast lanes or do not allow fast lanes. If you do not want to allow fast lanes then there are two routes to go about this: section 706 of telecom act or title ii of telecom act.

The route via 706 was just struck down in court. Hence the next routes available are a) allow fast lanes or b) do not allow fast lanes via title II.

Or Congress could simply grant the FCC explicit authority to regulate network neutrality without title II reclassification. I believe there's already at least one bill to do this.

Potentially a better (or maybe potentially worse) solution, but it simply isn't going to happen with the Congress we have right now.

Congress did grant the FCC explicit authority to regulate. It was the Telecom Act. What the FCC has to decide on its own is what part of the Telecom Act to use in enforcing. This is not a Congressional issue. And the Court made that very clear. The FCC currently has everything it needs.

edit: I think that the bill you are referring to is Leahy's which would only give political support and not really give it new authority.

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