HR 3602 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

TV Consumer Freedom Act

Introduced Sep 19, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Ron Paul R-TX

Fact sheet

Latest action · Oct 12, 2007 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedSep 19, 2007
  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 (FCC) 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.

Terminates upon the enactment of this Act all FCC regulations requiring television receivers sold in the United States to include particular types of features or functions, or specifying the type of technology to be used to provide such features or functions.

Grants a satellite carrier, notwithstanding any injunction issued under specified provisions, a statutory license to provide a secondary transmission of a performance or display of a work embodied in a primary transmission made by a network station.

Cosponsors

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No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 5

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Oct 12, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property.
  2. Sep 19, 2007Introduced in House
  3. Sep 19, 2007Referred 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.
  4. Sep 19, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
  5. Sep 19, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1922)

Subjects

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

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  1. Sep 19, 2007Introduced in House

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