HR5170-119

Introduced

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to preserve cable franchising authority, and for other purposes.

119th Congress Introduced Sep 8, 2025

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to preserve cable franchising authority, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Agriculture, Transportation.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H7402FABB80A6430890199BDDE6601A67: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Cable Access for Broadband and Local Economic Leadership Act or the CABLE Leadership Act.
  • Section HB7D2D0B03E244AE6B021E18C70737042: 2. Request for new franchise Section 621 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 541) is amended by adding at the end the following: Not later than 120...

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for identified beneficiaries/burden bearers with clause-level evidence links.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to preserve cable franchising authority, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Agriculture, Transportation

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to preserve cable franchising authority, and for other purposes., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Agriculture Transportation

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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technology companies and users of digital services:
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
Model: codex-gpt-5 | Version: bill_summary_v2 | Source: ih
federal implementing agencies:
technology companies and users of digital services:

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Sep 8, 2025

Mr. Balderson introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Agriculture Transportation
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

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