HR 3864 · 102th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

Satellite Home Viewer Act Amendments of 1991

Introduced 1991-11-21· Sponsored by Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9]· House

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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.(1991-12-03)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Satellite Home Viewer Act Amendments of 1991 - Amends Federal copyright law to grant satellite distributors standing to sue satellite carriers for price discrimination practiced against home dish distributors for superstation and network station programming. Sets forth unlawful discrimination standards.…

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Cosponsors (20)

15 Democrats4 Republicans1 Independent
Rep. Tauzin, W. J. (Billy) [D-LA-3]LA
Rep. Synar, Mike [D-OK-2]OK
Rep. Thomas, Craig [R-WY-At Large]WY
Rep. Bruce, Terry L. [D-IL-19]IL
Rep. Slattery, Jim [D-KS-2]KS
Rep. Spratt, John M., Jr. [D-SC-5]SC
Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-4]TN
Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large]VT
Rep. Montgomery, G. V. (Sonny) [D-MS-3]MS
Rep. Kopetski, Mike [D-OR-5]OR
Rep. Scheuer, James H. [D-NY-8]NY
Rep. Payne, Lewis F., Jr. [D-VA-5]VA
Rep. Staggers, Harley O., Jr. [D-WV-2]WV
Rep. Chapman, Jim [D-TX-1]TX
Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17]PA
Rep. Harris, Claude [D-AL-7]AL
Rep. Laughlin, Greg [D-TX-14]TX
Rep. Boehlert, Sherwood [R-NY-25]NY
Rep. Schiff, Steven [R-NM-1]NM
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR