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Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 1998

Introduced: November 7, 1997 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 26 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 8, 1998

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Oct 7, 1998

The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.

Oct 7, 1998

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Oct 7, 1998

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Oct 7, 1998

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.

Oct 7, 1998

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate.

Oct 7, 1998

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H9932-9937)

Oct 7, 1998

Mr. Tauzin moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Sep 10, 1998

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 398.

Sep 10, 1998

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 105-661, Part II.

Aug 4, 1998

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Aug 4, 1998

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jul 31, 1998

Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property Discharged.

Jul 30, 1998

House Committee on Judiciary Granted an extension for further consideration ending not later than Sept. 11, 1998.

Jul 30, 1998

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Commerce. H. Rept. 105-661, Part I.

Jun 24, 1998

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Jun 24, 1998

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 17, 1998

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee by Voice Vote.

Jun 17, 1998

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Apr 1, 1998

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Dec 19, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

Nov 14, 1997

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

Nov 7, 1997

Referred to House Judiciary

Nov 7, 1997

Referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

Nov 7, 1997

Referred to House Commerce

Nov 7, 1997

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Multichannel Video Competition and Consumer Protection Act of 1997 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) initiate, and report to specified congressional committees on, an inquiry on the extent to which a certain differential fee decision (relating to the per subscriber per month royalty fee for the retransmission of superstation and distant network signals by direct-to-home satellite service providers) constitutes an impediment to the development of effective market competition for multichannel video programming distribution; and (2) based on such inquiry, make necessary regulatory changes.

Includes direct-to-home satellite services under provisions protecting telecommunications services from piracy.

Prohibits any U.S. officer or employee from taking any action to implement or enforce the differential fee decision until 120 days after FCC submission of its report.

What's happening now October 8, 1998

Received in the Senate and read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

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