House Bill 1148
117th Congress(2021-2022)
CABLE Leadership Act
Introduced
Introduced in House on Feb 18, 2021
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
1148
Congress
117
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.
Billy Long
grade
Missouri
North Carolina
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 a 120-day deadline for a cable franchising authority to act on a complete request for a new franchise.
Further, the bill deems such a request granted on the day after this deadline expires if the franchising authority has not granted or denied the request by that date, and it outlines when such a request shall be considered complete.
February 18, 2021
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02/19/2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
02/18/2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
02/18/2021
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:47:20 PM