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H.R. 5170 119th Congress House

CABLE Leadership Act

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

Introduced: September 8, 2025 Introduced by: Troy Balderson Republican · Ohio See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 8, 2025
Introduced in House
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5170: CABLE Leadership Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5170/
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"H.R. 5170: CABLE Leadership Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5170/.
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H.R. 5170, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5170/.
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[H.R. 5170: CABLE Leadership Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/119-HR-5170/)
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