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S 2454 113th Congress Senate

Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014

Official title: A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to extend expiring provisions of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010.

Introduced: June 10, 2014 See on congress.gov
Commerce Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesIntellectual propertyLicensing and registrationsTelevision and film
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 26, 2014
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.
Jun 26, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Jun 26, 2014
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Jun 10, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3546)
Jun 10, 2014
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3546)
Jun 10, 2014
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action June 26, 2014

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends federal copyright law, as amended by the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA), to extend until December 31, 2019, the statutory license under which satellite carriers retransmit distant television broadcast stations to viewers who are unable to receive signals for such stations in their local market. (Currently, the statutory licensing authority for such satellite retransmissions is scheduled to expire on December 31, 2014.)

Expands the local service area for cable retransmissions of low power television stations.

 Related & companion bills 3
  • HR 4572 Related bill STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014
  • HR 5036 Related bill Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014
  • S 2799 Related bill Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Jun 10, 2014
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2454: Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2454/
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"S. 2454: Satellite Television Access Reauthorization Act of 2014." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2454/.
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S. 2454, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-S-2454/.
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