US HB5025 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on November 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-12 - 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 November 8 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-11-12 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to enhance the ability of direct broadcast satellite providers to offer additional local broadcast services to consumers under limited circumstances, and for other purposes.
Title
WEST Access Act Western Expanded In-State Television Access Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-11-12 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. |
| 2019-11-08 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2019-11-08 | House | Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 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. |
| 2019-11-08 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
SB2829 (Same As) 2019-11-07 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Administrative remedies
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
Science, technology, communications
Television and film
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Intellectual property
Licensing and registrations
Science, technology, communications
Television and film
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5025/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr5025/BILLS-116hr5025ih.pdf |
