HR 851 · 106th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications
Satellite Competition and Consumer Protection Act
Bill Progress
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Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: See H.R.1554.(1999-04-27)
Plain Language Summary
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Save Our Satellites Act of 1999 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to establish different predictive models for making determinations of the television broadcast signal boundaries of areas within the Grade B Contour of television broadcast stations for purposes of such Act and other Federal statutes and regulations. Requires any subscriber who, on February 24, 1999, is receiving from a satellite carrier for private home viewing secondary transmissions of programming contained in a primary transmission made by a network station, to be treated, during the period beginning on such date and until the FCC completes the above action, as residing in an unserved household for purposes of Federal copyright license requirements for secondary transmissions by satellite carriers.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 851, Satellite Competition and Consumer Protection Act
Apr 7, 1999Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Commerce on March 24, 1999
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Cosponsors (20)
3 Democrats16 Republicans1 Independent