HR 4572 · 113th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014

Introduced 2014-05-06· Sponsored by Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
Committee
House Vote
4
Senate
5
Enacted
Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.(2014-07-29)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act of 2010 (STELA), to extend until December 31, 2019, the exemption from retransmission consent requirements (which prohibit cable systems or other multichannel video programming distributors [MVPDs] from retransmitting broadcasting station signals without the authority of the originating station) for satellite retransmissions of network station signals to subscribers located outside of a station's local market who reside in unserved households (commonly referred to as "distant signals"). Extends until January 1, 2020: (1) the prohibition on exclusive retransmission consent contracts, and (2) the requirement that television broadcast stations and MVPDs negotiate in good faith. Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prohibit television broadcast stations from coordinating their negotiations or negotiating jointly in the same local market to grant retransmission consent to an MVPD, unless such stations are directly or indirectly under common de jure control permitted under FCC regulations. Establishes a process to delay a…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 4572, STELA Reauthorization Act of 2014

Jun 4, 2014

As ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on May 9, 2014

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Cosponsors (3)

2 Democrats1 Republican