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S 1655 116th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Competition and antitrust Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Licensing and registrations Massachusetts New York State

A bill to provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes.

Introduced: May 23, 2019 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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May 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill authorizes a cable operator to transmit any television broadcast station that (1) is not currently retransmitted to all subscribers in Berkshire County, Massachusetts (located within the designated market area of Albany, New York), and (2) was retransmitted to such subscribers on December 1, 2016.

What's happening now May 23, 2019

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

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3002 Identical bill To provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes.
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · May 23, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1655: A bill to provide for the carriage of certain television broadcast stations, and for other purposes.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1655/
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