Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 2546 (100th)

Satellite Public Education and Information Act of 1987

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

28 May 1987

Last action

8 June 1987 · Referred

Status

Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

Sponsors

Sen. Gregg, Judd [R-NH], Rep. Williams, Pat [D-MT-At Large], Rep. Tallon, Robert M. (Robin) [D-SC-6], Sen. Jeffords, James M. [I-VT], Rep. Daub, Hal [R-NE-2], Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-24], Rep. Espy, Mike [D-MS-2], Rep. Towns, Edolphus [D-NY-10], Rep. Volkmer, Harold L. [D-MO-9], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Rep. Kolter, Joseph P. [D-PA-4], Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4], Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5], Rep. Wilson, Charles [D-TX-2], Rep. Stokes, Louis [D-OH-11], Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5], Rep. Smith, Robert [R-OR-2], Rep. Brennan, Joseph E. [D-ME-1], Rep. MacKay, Buddy [D-FL-6], Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large], Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2], Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3], Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2], Rep. Grant, Bill [R-FL-2], Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5], Rep. Callahan, Sonny [R-AL-1], Rep. Spence, Floyd [R-SC-2], Rep. Harris, Claude [D-AL-7], Rep. Davis, Robert W. [R-MI-11], Rep. Nichols, Bill [D-AL-3], Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID], Rep. McEwen, Bob [R-OH-6], Rep. English, Glenn [D-OK-6]

Subjects

Education

Source updated

28 August 2025

Education

Official sourceView documentsShare

Summary

Satellite Public Education and Information Act of 1987 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the encryption of any satellite broadcast program intended for private viewing if the production or broadcasting is subsidized by the Government. Defines a program or broadcast as subsidized by the Government if: (1) tax-derived funds defray any part of the cost of producing the program; (2) tax-derived sources have paid for at least part of the broadcast's direct cost; (3) tax-exempt organizations provide any direct grant or other payment for defraying production or broadcasting costs; or (4) tax-exempt organizations produce or broadcast the program.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 28 May 1987

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 May 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 May 1987

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 8 June 1987

    Referred

    Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

No version snapshots stored. Document URLs remain at the source.

Documents

1 official file

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.