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
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 23, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
May 23, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1