S 2829 116th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Administrative remedies Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Intellectual property Licensing and registrations Television and film

WEST Access Act

Introduced: November 7, 2019 Introduced by: Fischer, Deb Republican · Nebraska See on congress.gov

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

Nov 7, 2019

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Western Expanded In-State Television Access Act of 2019 or the WEST Access Act

This bill expands the authority of satellite carriers to make secondary transmissions of local television programming to subscribers in certain counties.

What's happening now November 7, 2019

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

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2829: WEST Access Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2829/

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"S. 2829: WEST Access Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-2829/.

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