[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1730 Introduced in House (IH)]






109th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 1730

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

                             April 20, 2005

  Mr. Frank of Massachusetts 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 2005''.

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is repealed.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 1996 
had not been enacted.

SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

    The provisions of this Act shall take effect 90 days after the date 
of the enactment of this Act.
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