United States · Bill · S
S. 584 (99th)
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 respecting retransmission of programs originated by local television broadcast stations.
Introduced
5 March 1985
Last action
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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Subjects
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14 January 2025
Summary
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to maintain and enforce its rules requiring cable television systems to carry the signals of local television broadcast stations. Declares that the Commission shall retain authority to modify such rules to facilitate administration but not to alter the substance of, or principles embodied in, such rules.
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1 official file
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 5 March 1985
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/99th-congress/senate-bill/584
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/99/s/584