HR 2736
100th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative procedure
Cable television
Communications and Broadcasting
Federal Communications Commission
Television
Television relay systems
Broadcast Carriage Stability Act of 1987
Introduced: June 22, 1987
Introduced by:
Markey, Edward J.
Democratic
· Massachusetts
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 29, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Jun 22, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 22, 1987
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Broadcast Carriage Stability Act of 1987 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to amend its rules on the mandatory carriage of qualified television broadcast signals to delete the expiration of such requirements.
Requires the FCC to study and report to the Congress on the impact of such rules on cable and over-the-air television.
What's happening now
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
2