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H.R. 3587 103rd Congress House

Syndex Fairness Act of 1993

Official title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to amend the program exclusivity and nonduplication rules relating to cable television system blackouts to per… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to amend the program exclusivity and nonduplication rules relating to cable television system blackouts to permit carriage of network programming from broadcasts within the same State.

Introduced: November 20, 1993 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Administrative procedureCable televisionFederal Communications CommissionHousing and Community Development
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Independent regulatory commissionsScience, Technology, CommunicationsSparsely populated areasTelevision broadcastingTelevision programs
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This bill died when the 103rd Congress ended
It never became law before the 103rd Congress (1993–1994) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Dec 20, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Nov 20, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 20, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action December 20, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Syndex Fairness Act of 1993 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission to revise the regulations relating to nonduplication protection and syndicated exclusivity to permit the customers of cable television systems in towns, cities, or communities with populations of less than 50,000 to receive network programs for each network from affiliated television stations in the customers' States.

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