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H.R. 426 (108th)

TV Consumer Choice Act of 2003

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Introduced

28 January 2003

Last action

3 February 2003 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

Sponsors

Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5], Rep. Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1], Rep. Paul, Ron [R-TX-14], Rep. Cox, Christopher [R-CA-48], Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Green, Mark [R-WI-8], Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33], Rep. Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5], Rep. Peterson, John E. [R-PA-5], Del. Faleomavaega, Eni F. H. [D-AS-At Large], Rep. Hefley, Joel [R-CO-5]

Subjects

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Source updated

18 August 2025

Summary

TV Consumer Choice Act of 2003 - Prohibits specified provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 from being construed to authorize the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to require, or prescribe any schedule for the implementation of, digital television reception capability in television broadcast reception equipment. States that the requirements and schedule established by FCC regulation for the implementation of such capability in such equipment shall not be effective except as expressly hereafter provided by Act of Congress.

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Timeline

  1. 28 January 2003

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 28 January 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 28 January 2003

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 February 2003

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

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