Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004

openUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

3 June 2004

Last action

22 July 2004 · Reported

Status

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.

Summary

Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend until December 31, 2009, the exemption that allows the retransmission of the signals of a network station directly to a home satellite antenna without the consent of the originating station to subscribers outside the local market that reside in unserved households. Allows a satellite carrier to retransmit the signal of any station that a cable system is authorized or would be authorized to transmit as a significantly viewed station. Requires a satellite carrier to transmit all signals of local television broadcast stations retransmitted by that carrier within a local market by means of a single reception antenna and associated equipment within one year of enactment of this Act. Allows an eligible subscriber to receive the distant signal of a network station under certain circumstances where a local signal affiliated with the same network is available. Prohibits a satellite carrier from providing a distant signal to a subscriber in a location in which a local signal was available by the carrier before the person becomes a subscriber to that carrier. Sets forth provisions regarding notifications required by any satellite carrier offering retransmissions to a subscriber and the collection and use of a subscriber's personally identifiable information. Prohibits a multichannel video programming distributor from failing to negotiate in good faith for retransmission consent. Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) initiate an inquiry to recommend the appropriate methodologies to determine which consumers will be unable to receive digital television service after the discontinuance of analog television service; and (2) exempt certain subscriber requests for a signal intensity test from verification requirements. Allows a satellite carrier to retransmit to subscribers in certain counties in a State the distant signal of a station in the capital city of that State if such subscribers are in a local market principally comprised of counties in another State.

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Timeline

3 June 2004
Introduced
Introduced in House
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3 June 2004
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 June 2004
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
18 June 2004
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Source: Committee
22 July 2004
Calendars
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 379.
Source: Calendars
22 July 2004
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 108-634.
Source: Committee
22 July 2004
Reported
Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 108-634.
Source: Committee

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Related records

related to ← W. J. (Billy) Tauzin Satellite Television Act of 2004
related to ← Satellite Home Viewer Extension Act of 2004

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Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/house-bill/4501
Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/hr/4501
us · 108-hr-4501 · source updated 7 April 2025