# 116-hr-7336: CABLE Competition Act

116-hr-7336, CABLE Competition Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7336
- Congress: 116
- Title: CABLE Competition Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Consumer Access to Broadband for Local Economies and Competition Act or the CABLE Competition Act This bill modifies the process for transferring a cable franchise to a person to whom such franchise was not initially granted. Specifically, the bill prohibits a cable franchising authority from (1) precluding the transfer of a cable franchise from a cable operator to a person to whom such franchise was not initially granted, or (2) requiring a cable operator that was initially granted a franchise to receive approval from the franchising authority for such a transfer. However, a franchising authority is authorized to require a cable operator to notify the authority of such a transfer.

## Cosponsors (1)

- Rep. Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] (R-NC), 2020-10-27T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act
- 116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019
- 116-hr-9028: To establish the American Nuclear Leadership Commission, and for other purposes.
- 116-hr-8933: ATVM Modernization Act
- 116-hr-8807: EV MAP Act
- 116-hr-14: Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-7336 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7336)

## Related
- [116-hr-7278: JUSTICE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7278)
- [116-hr-19: Lower Costs, More Cures Act of 2019](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-19)
- [116-hr-9028: To establish the American Nuclear Leadership Commission, and for other purposes.](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-9028)
- [116-hr-8933: ATVM Modernization Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8933)
- [116-hr-8807: EV MAP Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8807)
- [116-hr-14: Commitment to Defeat the Virus and Keep America Healthy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-14)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7336 (as of 2025-11-18).