United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1078 (106th)
TV Consumer Freedom Act
Introduced
11 March 1999
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
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Summary
TV Consumer Freedom Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit any cable system or other multichannel video programming distributor from retransmitting the signal of a broadcasting station, or any part thereof, without the express authority of that station. Directs the Federal Communications Commission to commence a rulemaking proceeding to revise regulations governing the exercise by broadcast stations of the right to grant such consent. Repeals Federal provisions requiring cable operators to carry the signals of local commercial television stations and qualified noncommercial educational television stations.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 March 1999
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 11 March 1999
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 11 March 1999
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/house-bill/1078
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/hr/1078