A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.
Latest action · Dec 20, 2016 By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-426. Minority views filed.
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.
- IntroducedMay 4, 2015
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
(Sec. 1) This bill exempts broadcast television stations from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) amended joint sales agreement (JSA) rules if the stations were parties to a JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment adopted by the FCC on March 31, 2014.
Under the FCC's amended rule, a television station that sells more than 15% of the weekly advertising time of another station in the same market is attributed an ownership interest subject to ownership limitations. The bill exempts stations from being considered in violation of such ownership limitations by reason of the amended rule if they were a party to an existing JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment.
Cosponsors 9
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 4, 2015 to Jul 16, 2015; 3 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MD | Barbara A. Mikulski | Original | May 4, 2015 |
| D-NY | Charles E. Schumer | Original | May 4, 2015 |
| R-SC | Tim Scott | Original | May 4, 2015 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| R-WI | Ron Johnson | Jun 2, 2015 | |
| D-MD | Benjamin L. Cardin | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| R-MS | Roger F. Wicker | Jun 11, 2015 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jul 9, 2015 | |
| R-CO | Cory Gardner | Jul 16, 2015 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred May 4, 2015Markup Jun 25, 2015Reported Dec 7, 2016 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Dec 20, 2016By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-426. Minority views filed.
- Dec 7, 2016Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. Without written report.
- Dec 7, 2016Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 714.
- Jun 25, 2015Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- May 4, 2015Introduced in Senate
- May 4, 2015Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimate
- Jul 24, 2015S. 1182, a bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreementsAs ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on June 25, 2015
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 1910 | Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2016 | Related bill | Jul 30, 2015 |
| HR 3148 | To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements. | Identical bill | Jul 24, 2015 |
Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Dec 7, 2016Reported to Senate
- May 4, 2015Introduced in Senate
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