H.R.2821: Television Freedom Act of 2007

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 110th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about law
  • Introduced June 21, 2007
  • Latest Major Action June 21, 2007

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Bill Summary

Television Freedom Act of 2007 - Requires statutory licensing for a satellite carrier's secondary transmission into a television broadcast station's adjacent market if the satellite carrier also makes secondary transmissions into that adjacent market of the adjacent market's television broadcast stations. Defines "adjacent market," for both commercial and noncommercial television broadcast stations, as a market area adjacent to, and at least...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Referred to House Judiciary
Referred to House Energy and Commerce
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
June 21, 2007

Introduced in the House by Mike Ross (D-Ark.)

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