US HB3478 | 2017-2018 | 115th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-0)
Status: Introduced on July 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-28 - 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 July 27 2017 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2017-07-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to amend the National Television Multiple Ownership Rule to eliminate the UHF discount by increasing from 50% to 100% the number of attributed television households in an ultrahigh frequency (UHF) television station's designated market area.
Title
Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2017
Sponsors
| Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA] | Rep. David Price [D-NC] | Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA] | Rep. Raul Grijalva [D-AZ] |
| Rep. Ro Khanna [D-CA] | Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA] | Rep. Jamie Raskin [D-MD] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
| Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA] | Rep. Don Beyer [D-VA] | Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard [D-CA] |
| Rep. Mark DeSaulnier [D-CA] | Rep. Earl Blumenauer [D-OR] | Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA] | Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA] |
| Rep. Barbara Lee [D-CA] | Rep. Alan Lowenthal [D-CA] | Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Pramila Jayapal [D-WA] |
| Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2017-07-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. |
| 2017-07-27 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. |
| 2017-07-27 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Competition and antitrust
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Licensing and registrations
Science, technology, communications
Television and film
Competition and antitrust
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Licensing and registrations
Science, technology, communications
Television and film
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3478/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/115/bills/hr3478/BILLS-115hr3478ih.pdf |
