Television Freedom at Our Nation’s Airports Act of 2019
Latest action · Jun 24, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
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.
- IntroducedJun 21, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Television Freedom at Our Nation's Airports Act of 2019
This bill revises conditions for the approval of airport improvement grants based on airport owners or operators making certain assurances about airport operations.
Specifically, the bill
- prohibits airport owners or operators from entering into any agreement in which the content on airport television equipment is controlled by a broadcast or cable television news network, and
- prevents television equipment in an airport from being owned exclusively by any specific network.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Transportation and Infrastructure Committee | Referred Jun 21, 2019 |
| Aviation Subcommittee | Referred Jun 24, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jun 24, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
- Jun 21, 2019Introduced in House
- Jun 21, 2019Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 105, June 21, 2019, page H5038.
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 49, United States Code, to condition airport improvement program grants on certain assurances from airport owners and operators regarding television equipment in airport terminals.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- Television Freedom at Our Nation’s Airports Act of 2019
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Transportation and Public Works.
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jun 21, 2019Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
