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HR 7013 110th Congress House

Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act

Official title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to provide for a short term extension of the analog television broadcasting authority so that essential public… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to provide for a short term extension of the analog television broadcasting authority so that essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information may be provided for a short time during the transition to digital television broadcasting.

Introduced: September 27, 2008 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications CommerceConsumer educationEmergency ManagementEmergency communication systemsTelevision broadcasting
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Sep 23, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Sep 23, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 23, 2008
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 23, 2008

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 and the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005, to develop and implement a program to provide for the continued broadcasting in the analog television service of specified public safety information and digital television transition information from February 18, 2009, through March 3, 2009.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Sep 27, 2008
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Sep 26, 2008
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