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DTV Border Fix Act of 2008

Introduced: December 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 13 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 8, 2008
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 8, 2008
Received in the House.
Sep 8, 2008
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Aug 1, 2008
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 1, 2008
Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S8005-8006)
Aug 1, 2008
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S8005-8006)
Aug 1, 2008
The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8005; text: CR S8005)
Aug 1, 2008
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S8005-8006)
Jul 17, 2008
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 886.
Jul 17, 2008
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 110-424.
Apr 24, 2008
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Dec 18, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Dec 18, 2007
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

DTV Border Fix Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow the renewal of a full-power analog television broadcasting license through February 17, 2013, for stations located within 50 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico, provided certain requirements are met, including that the renewal does not: (1) prevent the auction of recovered spectrum; (2) encumber or interfere with any channel reserved for public safety use; and (3) prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from considering or granting a request for waiver submitted for public safety service prior to enactment of this Act.

Requires the FCC, if mutually exclusive applications are submitted to use a channel under the amendments made by this Act, to award the authority to use the channel through competitive bidding under existing procedures.

Prohibits the FCC from extending or renewing a full-power television broadcast license that authorizes analog service on or after February 17, 2013.

What's happening now September 8, 2008

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1