HR 3864
102th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Civil actions and liability
Common carriers
Communication satellites
Price discrimination
Restrictive trade practices
Television programs
Television stations
Satellite Home Viewer Act Amendments of 1991
Introduced: November 21, 1991
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 3, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Nov 21, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Nov 21, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Satellite Home Viewer Act Amendments of 1991 - Amends Federal copyright law to grant satellite distributors standing to sue satellite carriers for price discrimination practiced against home dish distributors for superstation and network station programming. Sets forth unlawful discrimination standards.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1