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HR 4221 110th Congress House

Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2007

Official title: To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations.

Introduced: February 6, 2008 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications BroadbandCommerceDirect broadcast satellitesEducation
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Educational televisionElementary and secondary educationHigher educationSubscription televisionTelecommunication industryTelevision relay systemsTelevision stations
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It never became law before the 110th Congress (2007–2008) 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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Nov 15, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Nov 15, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 15, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action November 15, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2007 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a satellite carrier that offers multichannel video programming distribution service to over five million subscribers to retransmit the digital signals of each noncommercial educational television station that is located in any local U.S. market.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Apr 29, 2008
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Feb 6, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4221: Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2007. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4221/
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"H.R. 4221: Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2007." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-HR-4221/.
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