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HR 2917 110th Congress House

Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007

Official title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to report on measures being taken to inform the public of the transition to digital format television broadcasting.

Introduced: June 28, 2007 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications BroadbandCommerceCongressional reporting requirementsConsumer education
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Government Operations and PoliticsGovernment publicityTelevision broadcasting
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Jun 28, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Jun 28, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 28, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 28, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to report to the Committee on Energy and Commerce of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate on the measures taken by the FCC, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and other federal agencies to inform the public of the transition to digital television broadcasting and the termination of analog broadcasting. Requires the FCC to provide for the public dissemination of the report.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Meeks, Gregory W.
New York · Jun 28, 2007
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Thompson, Bennie G.
Mississippi · Jun 28, 2007
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2917: Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2917/
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"H.R. 2917: Transition Education Accountability Report Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2917/.
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H.R. 2917, 110th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-2917/.
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