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S 1632 115th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Government trust funds Licensing and registrations Television and film

Viewer and Listener Protection Act of 2017

Introduced: July 26, 2017 Introduced by: Moran, Jerry Republican · Kansas See on congress.gov
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Jul 26, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 26, 2017
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Viewer and Listener Protection Act of 2017

This bill establishes the Viewer and Listener Protection Fund through FY2022 to reimburse costs incurred by: (1) a multichannel video programming distributor (e.g. cable provider) in order to continue to carry the signal of a broadcast television licensee under specified conditions, and (2) a broadcast television station or broadcast radio station during the ongoing reorganization of the broadcast television spectrum.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is directed to modify the transition periods for broadcast television stations that are changing channels or broadcast frequencies as part of the reorganization to ensure their broadcasting is not stopped for a significant amount of time. The FCC shall also make an effort to preserve the coverage area and population served by a broadcast radio station that is impacted by the ongoing broadcast frequency reorganization.

What's happening now July 26, 2017

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3685 Related bill Radio Consumer Protection Act of 2017
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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Feb 27, 2018
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Hassan, Margaret Wood
New Hampshire · Oct 19, 2017
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Hoeven, John
North Dakota · Oct 4, 2017
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Jul 26, 2017
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Schatz, Brian
Hawaii · Jul 26, 2017
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Young, Todd
Indiana · Jul 26, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1632: Viewer and Listener Protection Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-1632/
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