HR 2682 · 116th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

Agricultural News and Rural Content Act of 2019

Introduced 2019-05-10· Sponsored by Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3]· House

Bill Progress

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Introduced
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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 Communications and Technology.(2019-05-13)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Agricultural News and Rural Content Act of 2019 This bill requires certain video programming distributors, such as cable providers, to use at least 1% of their channel capacity to transmit channels of programming that serve the needs and interests of rural areas. Among other requirements, distributors shall (1) use the same transmission technology used to transmit the majority of the high-definition channels they provide, and (2) include such channels in the most basic tier or package available.…

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Cosponsors (19)

7 Democrats12 Republicans
Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1]IL
Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5]KY
Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3]OK
Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15]PA
Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9]FL
Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5]LA
Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5]NJ
Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1]AR
Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4]WA
Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4]MI
Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1]AL
Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7]MN
Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3]FL
Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2]MN
Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21]CA
Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18]IL
Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15]TX
Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1]MS
Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4]IN