US HB192 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on January 3 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-01-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017 This bill amends federal copyright law and the Communications Act of 1934 to extend statutory licenses for secondary transmissions, and require satellite carriers to carry the analog and digital signals of licensed local television broadcast stations, in U.S. territories and possessions under the same requirements that apply in states.
Title
Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Rep. Stacey Plaskett [D-VI] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-01-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. |
| 2017-01-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-01-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-01-03 | House | Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. |
| 2017-01-03 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
Science, technology, communications
Television and film
U.S. territories and protectorates
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
Science, technology, communications
Television and film
U.S. territories and protectorates
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/192/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr192/BILLS-115hr192ih.pdf |
