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
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 7, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 7, 2019
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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