To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to settlement agreements reached with respect to litigation involving certain secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations.
Latest action · Dec 7, 2006 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2117)
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.
- IntroducedDec 6, 2006
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Allows the court to: (1) approve a settlement agreement executed after December 1, 2006, by plaintiffs or defendants in connection with litigation that resulted in the entry of an injunction against a satellite carrier for a willful or repeated pattern or practice of delivering a primary transmission made by a network station and embodying a performance or display of a work to subscribers who are not eligible to receive the transmission; and (2) modify the injunction accordingly.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Dec 6, 2006 to Dec 8, 2006; 12 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| R-WY | Barbara Cubin | Original | Dec 6, 2006 |
| D-MI | Bart Stupak | Original | Dec 6, 2006 |
| R-VA | Bob Goodlatte | Original | Dec 6, 2006 |
| R-NH | Charles F. Bass | Original | Dec 6, 2006 |
| R-FL | Cliff Stearns | Original | Dec 6, 2006 |
| R-CA | John T. Doolittle | Original | Dec 6, 2006 |
| R-NE | Lee Terry | Original | Dec 6, 2006 |
| D-PA | Michael F. Doyle | Original | Dec 6, 2006 |
| D-CA | Mike Thompson | Original | Dec 6, 2006 |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Original | Dec 6, 2006 |
| D-WV | Nick J. Rahall II | Original | Dec 6, 2006 |
| R-CA | Wally Herger | Original | Dec 6, 2006 |
| D-WV | Alan B. Mollohan | Dec 7, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Dec 7, 2006 | |
| R-MS | Charles W. "Chip" Pickering | Dec 7, 2006 | |
| R-OR | Greg Walden | Dec 7, 2006 | |
| D-CA | Zoe Lofgren | Dec 7, 2006 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | Dec 8, 2006 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Dec 6, 2006 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2006Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2117)
- Dec 6, 2006Introduced in House
- Dec 6, 2006Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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.
CRS reports 1
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
Cite it 1
Products on other subjects that cite it, usually among other measures.
| Product | Title | Kind | Published |
|---|---|---|---|
| RS22175 | Satellite Television: Provisions in SHVERA Affecting Eligibility for Distant and Local Analog Network Signals Archived | Report | Apr 2, 2007 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 4080 | A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to settlement agreements reached with respect to litigation involving certain secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations. | Related bill | Dec 6, 2006 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to settlement agreements reached with respect to litigation involving certain secondary transmissions of superstations and network stations.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 6, 2006Introduced in House
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