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HR 192 115th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Intellectual property Licensing and registrations Television and film U.S. territories and protectorates

Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017

Introduced: January 3, 2017 Introduced by: Plaskett, Stacey E. Democratic · Virgin Islands See on congress.gov
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Jan 25, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jan 3, 2017
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jan 3, 2017
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017

This bill amends federal copyright law and the Communications Act of 1934 to extend statutory licenses for secondary transmissions, and require satellite carriers to carry the analog and digital signals of licensed local television broadcast stations, in U.S. territories and possessions under the same requirements that apply in states.

What's happening now January 25, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 192: Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-192/
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"H.R. 192: Direct Broadcast Satellite Expansion Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-192/.
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H.R. 192, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-192/.
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