HR 5516 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

TV Consumer Freedom Act

Introduced Oct 1, 2002 Originated House Sponsor Ron Paul R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 8, 2002 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedOct 1, 2002
  2. Passed HouseNot reached
  3. Passed SenateNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

TV Consumer Freedom Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow any cable system or other multichannel video programming distributor to retransmit the signal of a broadcasting station, or any part thereof, only with the express authority of that station (thereby removing authority under current law for such retransmission in the case of the carriage of local television signals by satellite carriers and cable operators). Directs the Federal Communications Commission to commence a rulemaking proceeding to revise regulations governing the exercise by broadcast stations of the right to grant such consent.

Repeals Federal provisions requiring cable operators to carry the signals of local commercial television stations and qualified noncommercial educational television stations.

Cosponsors

Members who signed on, in the order they did.

No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 4

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 8, 2002Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
  2. Oct 2, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1724-1725)
  3. Oct 1, 2002Introduced in House
  4. Oct 1, 2002Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

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