# 116-hr-7369: Cable Transparency Act

116-hr-7369, Cable Transparency Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-7369
- Congress: 116
- Title: Cable Transparency Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2020-06-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] (R-OK)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Cable Transparency Act This bill modifies the term and termination of cable franchises. Specifically, the bill provides that a cable franchise shall continue without any requirement for an operator to renew such franchise until the date the franchise is revoked or terminated. Under current law, a cable operator must submit a proposal for renewal of the franchise to the franchising authority. The bill prohibits generally (1) a franchising authority from revoking a franchise, (2) a cable operator from terminating a franchise, or (3) the revocation or termination of a franchise by operation of law. However, a cable operator may terminate a franchise by submitting a written request to the franchising authority for the revocation of such franchise, and a franchise authority may revoke a franchise if it finds that the cable operator has knowingly and willfully failed to meet a material requirement of the franchise. Further, during a franchise period, a cable operator may obtain the elimination or modification of a franchise requirement by submitting a request for such elimination or modification to the franchise authority.

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## Sources
- [116-hr-7369 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/7369)

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- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8602: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 1233 N…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8602)
- [116-hr-8487: Energy Poverty Prevention and Accountability Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8487)
- [116-hr-8388: IMPROVE Addiction Care Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8388)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-7369 (as of 2025-11-18).