HR 3719 · 113th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Video CHOICE Act of 2013

Introduced 2013-12-12· Sponsored by Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18]· House

Bill Progress

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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.(2013-12-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Video Consumers Have Options in Choosing Entertainment Act of 2013 or the Video CHOICE Act of 2013 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), if a negotiation for a replacement or extended retransmission consent agreement between a television broadcast station and a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD) reaches an impasse resulting in the expiration of the carriage rights of the MVPD, to authorize interim carriage of such station by the MVPD pending the conclusion of a new agreement. Prohibits a station that elects to grant retransmission consent from entering into an agreement with an MVPD that is conditioned on carriage of any other programming affiliated with such station (or with a person who owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is under common ownership or control with such station). Directs the FCC to complete a rulemaking proceeding to determine whether, during retransmission consent negotiations or after the parties to such negotiations reach an impasse resulting in the expiration of an existing agreement, the blocking of online content owned by or affiliated with a television broadcast station consti…

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1 Democrat