3.0.0 4927 2026-04-30T17:54:58Z 2026-04-30T17:54:58Z House H HR 2025-08-08 119 https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/4927 [Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 136 (Friday, August 8, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. HOUCHIN:H.R. 4927.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8.[Page H3688]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred To 2025-08-08T15:31:30Z 2025-08-08 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2025-08-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2025-08-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress H001093 Rep. Houchin, Erin [R-IN-9] Erin Houchin R IN 9 N G000601 Rep. Goldman, Craig A. [R-TX-12] Craig Goldman R TX A. 12 2025-08-08 True Science, Technology, Communications Science, Technology, Communications 2025-09-18T19:42:19Z 00 2025-08-08 Introduced in House 2026-04-30T17:48:59Z Consumer Access to Broadband for Local Economies and Competition Act or the CABLE Competition Act

This bill prohibits state and local cable franchising authorities from precluding certain transactions involving the sale or transfer of a cable franchise.

Providers of cable television service (cable operators) must generally obtain authorization (known as a franchise) from a state or local franchising authority in order to offer cable service in a given area. Under current law, a franchising authority may require a cable operator to obtain the authority’s approval before selling or transferring a franchise.

Under the bill, a franchising authority may not preclude a cable operator from selling or transferring a franchise to a new owner who agrees to accept all terms applicable to the cable operator at the time of the transaction. However, a franchising authority may require a cable operator to notify the authority at least 15 days before such a transaction.

The bill takes effect six months after it is enacted. Its provisions generally apply to franchises that (1) are granted on or after the effective date, or (2) were granted before the effective date and were in effect or operational on that date.

]]> CABLE Competition Act Display Title 45 CABLE Competition Act 2025-08-12T03:23:23Z Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 CABLE Competition Act 2025-08-12T03:23:21Z Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced 101 Consumer Access to Broadband for Local Economies and Competition Act 2025-08-12T03:23:21Z Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced 6 To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit franchising authorities from requiring approval for the sale of cable systems, and for other purposes. 2025-08-12T03:18:20Z Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2025-08-08T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-119hr4927ih/xml/BILLS-119hr4927ih.xml 2025-08-08 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.