HR 927 · 111th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act

Introduced 2009-02-09· Sponsored by Rep. Stupak, Bart [D-MI-1]· House

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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.(2009-02-10)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require each satellite carrier providing secondary transmissions in the local market of a television broadcast station to carry, on request, the signals of all television broadcast stations located within any local market (under current law, located within that local market), subject to existing broadcast signal retransmission consent provisions.…

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Cosponsors (19)

13 Democrats6 Republicans
Rep. Berry, Marion [D-AR-1]AR
Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22]NY
Rep. Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11]TX
Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]AL
Rep. Boustany, Charles W., Jr. [R-LA-7]LA
Rep. McIntyre, Mike [D-NC-7]NC
Rep. Thompson, Mike [D-CA-1]CA
Rep. Thompson, Bennie G. [D-MS-2]MS
Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4]OR
Rep. Bishop, Sanford D., Jr. [D-GA-2]GA
Rep. Kagen, Steve [D-WI-8]WI
Rep. Taylor, Gene [D-MS-4]MS
Rep. McHugh, John M. [R-NY-23]NY
Rep. Kratovil, Frank, Jr. [D-MD-1]MD
Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]KY
Rep. Alexander, Rodney [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51]CA
Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8]TN
Rep. Owens, William L. [D-NY-23]NY