3.0.0 3745 2023-01-11T13:17:54Z 2023-01-11T13:17:54Z House H HR 2009-10-07 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2009-10-08T18:39:11Z Referred to 2009-10-07T14:01:41Z 2009-10-08 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Committee 2009-10-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-10-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-10-07 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 N T000460 Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1] MIKE THOMPSON D CA 1 2009-10-08 False H001034 Rep. Honda, Michael M. [D-CA-15] MICHAEL HONDA D CA M. 15 2009-10-21 False L000557 Rep. Larson, John B. [D-CT-1] JOHN LARSON D CT B. 1 2009-10-21 False D000096 Rep. Davis, Danny K. [D-IL-7] DANNY DAVIS D IL K. 7 2009-11-03 False S000810 Rep. Stark, Fortney Pete [D-CA-13] PETE STARK D CA 13 2009-11-03 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2009-11-04 False G000535 Rep. Gutierrez, Luis V. [D-IL-4] LUIS GUTIERREZ D IL V. 4 2009-11-19 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2009-12-01 False H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2009-12-01 False A000014 Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1] NEIL ABERCROMBIE D HI 1 2009-12-01 False W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2009-12-02 False D000609 Rep. Driehaus, Steve [D-OH-1] Steve Driehaus D OH 1 2009-12-07 False F000030 Rep. Farr, Sam [D-CA-17] SAM FARR D CA 17 2009-12-08 False E000288 Rep. Ellison, Keith [D-MN-5] Keith Ellison D MN 5 2010-02-03 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-16] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 16 2010-02-04 False P000597 Rep. Pingree, Chellie [D-ME-1] Chellie Pingree D ME 1 2010-02-23 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2010-02-23 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2010-03-03 False M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2010-03-03 False M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] Jerry McNerney D CA 11 2010-03-16 False D000210 Rep. Delahunt, Bill [D-MA-10] Bill Delahunt D MA 10 2010-03-24 False B001229 Rep. Baird, Brian [D-WA-3] BRIAN BAIRD D WA 3 2010-04-13 False S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-12] Jackie Speier D CA 12 2010-04-14 False C001037 Rep. Capuano, Michael E. [D-MA-8] MICHAEL CAPUANO D MA E. 8 2010-04-14 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-3] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 3 2010-04-26 False M001143 Rep. McCollum, Betty [D-MN-4] BETTY MCCOLLUM D MN 4 2010-05-06 False F000339 Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] BARNEY FRANK D MA 4 2010-05-20 False T000469 Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-21] Paul Tonko D NY 21 2010-06-08 False W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2010-06-29 False L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2010-07-30 False Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Educational technology and distance education Government information and archives Government studies and investigations Television and film User charges and fees Science, Technology, Communications 00 2009-10-07 Introduced in House 2010-02-19T17:28:53Z Community Access Preservation Act or the CAP Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require, with a specified waiver authority, that public, educational, and government (PEG) channels be: (1) carried in the same channel capacity as local commercial television channels, or if no such stations are required to be carried, in the same channel capacity as network-affiliated commercial television stations carried on cable; and (2) provided to every cable subscriber without additional service or equipment charges.

Requires a cable operator to: (1) carry PEG signals to subscribers without material degradation and without altering content; and (2) provide facilities adequate to fulfill such requirements.

Requires cable operators in states that have adopted statewide franchising to: (1) make PEG support payments equal to the greater of the cash payment required under state law or the value of historically-provided PEG support; (2) carry PEG signals from the point of origin to subscribers; and (3) provide at least the number of channels for PEG use provided as of May 31, 2005.

]]> CAP Act Display Title CAP Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for carriage and display of public, educational, and government channels in a manner consistent with commercial channels, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced CAP Act Short Titles as Introduced Community Access Preservation Act Introduced in House 2009-10-07T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr3745ih/xml/BILLS-111hr3745ih.xml 2009-10-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.