HR 4307
110th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative procedure
Cable television
Commerce
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Telecommunication industry
Consumer Freedom of Choice in Cable Act
Introduced: December 6, 2007
Introduced by:
Blackburn, Marsha
Republican
· Tennessee
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 6, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Dec 6, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 6, 2007
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Consumer Freedom of Choice in Cable Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to remove provisions authorizing the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), when cable systems with at least 36 channels are available to 70% of U.S. households and are subscribed to by 70% of households to which such systems are available (sometimes referred to as the 70/70 rule), to promulgate additional rules necessary to provide diversity of information sources.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Committees of jurisdiction
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