3.0.0 1064 2023-03-08T20:26:40Z 2023-03-08T20:26:40Z House HR 2021-02-15 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 29 (Monday, February 15, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. MULLIN:H.R. 1064.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8 of the U.S. Constitution[Page H515]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2021-02-16T15:54:08Z Referred to 2021-02-15T14:37:45Z American Broadband Act 117 3435 HR 2021-07-07 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commodity Exchanges, Energy, and Credit. Related bill CRS 2021-02-16 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2021-02-15 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2021-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-02-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001190 Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] Markwayne Mullin R OK 2 N F000450 Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] Virginia Foxx R NC 5 2021-02-26 False Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Government information and archives State and local government operations Television and film Science, Technology, Communications 00 2021-02-15 Introduced in House 2022-01-06T16:42:18Z Cable Transparency Act

This bill modifies the term and termination of cable franchises.

Specifically, the bill provides that a cable franchise shall continue without any requirement for an operator to renew such franchise until the date the franchise is revoked or terminated. Under current law, a cable operator must submit a proposal for renewal of the franchise to the franchising authority.

The bill prohibits generally (1) a franchising authority from revoking a franchise, (2) a cable operator from terminating a franchise, or (3) the revocation or termination of a franchise by operation of law. However, a cable operator may terminate a franchise by submitting a written request to the franchising authority for the revocation of such franchise, and a franchising authority may revoke a franchise if it (1) finds that the cable operator has knowingly and willfully failed to meet a material requirement of the franchise, (2) provides the cable operator an opportunity to cure such failure, and (3) does not waive or acquiesce to the failure to meet the requirement.

Further, during a franchise period, a cable operator may obtain the elimination or modification of a franchise requirement by submitting a request for such elimination or modification to the franchising authority. The franchising authority shall grant such request if the cable operator demonstrates good cause and shows that the services required by the franchise will be maintained.

]]> Cable Transparency Act Display Title Cable Transparency Act Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to amend provisions relating to franchise term and termination and provisions relating to the elimination or modification of requirements in franchises, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Cable Transparency Act Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-02-15T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr1064ih/xml/BILLS-117hr1064ih.xml 2021-02-16 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. 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.