House Bill 7364
116th Congress(2019-2020)
CABLE Leadership Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Jun 25, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
7364
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
No House votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
Cable Access for Broadband and Local Economic Leadership Act or the CABLE Leadership Act
This bill establishes deadlines for a cable franchising authority to act on a complete request for a new franchise and on a complete non-emergency request for authorization to modify or upgrade a cable system or facility.
The bill also (1) deems such requests granted on the day after these deadlines expire if the franchising authority has not granted or denied the request by such date, and (2) outlines when such requests shall be considered complete.
June 25, 2020
06/25/2020
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
06/25/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Feb 8, 2022 11:16:49 PM