[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1842 Introduced in House (IH)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1842

To reinstate the authority of the Federal Communications Commission and 
     local franchising authorities to regulate the rates for cable 
                          television service.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 15, 2001

Mr. Frank (for himself and Mr. McGovern) introduced the following bill; 
       which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To reinstate the authority of the Federal Communications Commission and 
     local franchising authorities to regulate the rates for cable 
                          television service.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    The Act may be cited as the ``Cable Consumer Rights Act of 2001''.

SEC. 2. REPEAL.

    Subsection (b) of section 301 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996 
is repealed.

SEC. 3 REINSTATEMENT OF PRIOR LAW.

    Section 623 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 543) shall 
be effective as if section 301(b) of the Telecommunications Act of 1934 
had not been enacted.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The provisions of this Act shall be effective 90 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act.
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