Video Choice Act of 2005
Latest action · Jul 29, 2005 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedJun 30, 2005
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Video Choice Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit a competitive video services provider (CVSP) from being required to obtain a franchise in order to provide any video programming, interactive on-demand services, other programming services, or any other video services in an area in which the CVSP has any right or authority to establish lines in or across public rights-of-way and such right or authority does not rely on, and is independent of, any cable franchise obtained by the CVSP. Allows the CVSP to be subject to the payment of fees (with limits) to a local franchising authority based on the gross revenue of the CVSP in that area.
Provides for the regulatory treatment of CVSPs.
Cosponsors 39
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 30, 2005 to Mar 15, 2006; 1 is an original cosponsor, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Albert Russell Wynn | Original | Jun 30, 2005 |
| R-LA | Bobby Jindal | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| R-NY | James T. Walsh | Jul 12, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John E. Sweeney | Jul 14, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Joseph Crowley | Jul 18, 2005 | |
| R-TX | John Abney Culberson | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr. | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| R-TX | K. Michael Conaway | Jul 21, 2005 | |
| D-MS | Bennie G. Thompson | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| R-SC | Joe Wilson | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| D-FL | Robert Wexler | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Jul 25, 2005 | |
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| R-NY | John M. McHugh | Jul 26, 2005 | |
| R-IL | Jerry Weller | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| D-MA | Richard E. Neal | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| R-NC | Sue Wilkins Myrick | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Thelma D. Drake | Jul 27, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Carolyn B. Maloney | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| R-MI | Dave Camp | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-NY | Gregory W. Meeks | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Henry Bonilla | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| R-VA | Jo Ann Davis | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| R-MD | Roscoe G. Bartlett | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| R-WV | Shelley Moore Capito | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Jul 28, 2005 | |
| R-FL | E. Clay Shaw Jr. | Jul 29, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Randy Neugebauer | Jul 29, 2005 | |
| R-PR | Luis G. Fortuno | Oct 7, 2005 | |
| R-CA | Richard W. Pombo | Oct 18, 2005 | |
| D-RI | James R. Langevin | Oct 19, 2005 | |
| R-TX | Louie Gohmert | Dec 6, 2005 | |
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Mar 15, 2006 |
Withdrew 1 Tom Price R-GA Nov 8, 2005
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Jun 30, 2005 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Jul 29, 2005 |
Actions 4
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 29, 2005Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
- Jul 28, 2005Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6940)
- Jun 30, 2005Introduced in House
- Jun 30, 2005Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H6940 | Marsha Blackburn R-TN | Jul 28, 2005 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| S. Hrg. 109-603 | VIDEO FRANCHISING90 pages | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Feb 15, 2006 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1349 | Video Choice Act of 2005 | Related bill | Jun 30, 2005 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To promote deployment of competitive video services and eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Video Choice Act of 2005
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative procedure
- Cable television
- Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
- Commerce
- Common carriers
- Competition
- Consumer education
- Consumer protection
- Customer service
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Educational television
- Elementary and secondary education
- Federal Communications Commission
- Federal preemption
- Fees
- Franchises (Retail trade)
- Government Operations and Politics
- Higher education
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Interactive media
- Law
- Local laws
- Nondiscrimination provisions
- Public broadcasting
- Restrictive trade practices
- Right of privacy
- Right-of-way
- Science, Technology, Communications
- State laws
- Telecommunication industry
- Telecommunication rates
- Television broadcasting
- Television programs
- Television relay systems
- Television stations
- Transportation and Public Works
- User charges
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 30, 2005Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.