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S 771 111th Congress Senate

Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009

Official title: A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.

Introduced: April 1, 2009 Introduced by: Bennet, Michael F. Democratic · Colorado See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesIntellectual property
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Apr 1, 2009
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 1, 2009
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action April 1, 2009

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - Amends federal copyright law and the Communications Act of 1934 to allow satellite or cable retransmission of signals of broadcast television stations located in the capital of a state to counties in that state if the counties meet specified criteria.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1860 Identical bill Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 771: Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-771/
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"S. 771: Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-771/.
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S. 771, 111th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/111-S-771/.
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