# 119-hr-5311: CABLE Expansion Act

119-hr-5311, CABLE Expansion Act, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND); status introduced; PRIA reads it as touching household money (as of 2026-04-21).

- Canonical: https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5311
- As of: 2026-04-21
- Plain-text twin of the page above; the HTML and this file carry the same facts.

## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-5311
- Congress: 119
- Title: CABLE Expansion Act
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-09-11
- Sponsor: Rep. Fedorchak, Julie [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND)
- Cosponsors: 0
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: yes
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

This bill would **preserve local franchising authority over placement of cable facilities** while imposing strict timing and procedural rules for authorizations. - Franchising authorities would still decide siting but must issue written, evidence-backed denials and decide complete requests within 90 days for installations on eligible support infrastructure or 150 days otherwise. They may not toll those timeframes for moratoria and must publicly release denial records. - Cable operators would get clearer completeness rules. A request is treated as incomplete only if the franchising authority notifies missing information within 10 business days and specifies what is required. - Residents and communities could see faster cable rollouts and upgrades because the bill limits local delays and boosts transparency on denial decisions.

## Provisions PRIA read

- Faster local approvals for cable buildouts: benefit, medium. This bill would set firm clocks for local review of cable projects. If a request uses existing support structures, locals would have 90 days to approve or deny. For other sites, they would have 150 days. The clock would cover all local steps and could not be paused by a formal or informal moratoriu…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025
- 119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act
- 119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act
- 119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025
- 119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026
- 119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act

## Sources
- [119-hr-5311 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/5311)

## Related
- [119-hr-4669: FEMA Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4669)
- [119-hr-6955: Main Street Capital Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-6955)
- [119-hr-8413: SECURE Data Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-8413)
- [119-hr-4206: CONNECT for Health Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-4206)
- [119-hr-9535: Securing Agriculture's Workforce Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9535)
- [119-hr-9298: Stopping Harmful and Outrageous Torts Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9298)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-5311 (as of 2026-04-21).