S.2643: A bill to require a report by the Federal Communications Commission on designated market areas.

About This Bill

  • Introduced July 22, 2014
  • Latest Major Action July 22, 2014

Bill Sponsor

Bill Cosponsors

2 (1 Democrat, 1 Republican)

Bill Summary

Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to submit to Congress a report containing an analysis of: (1) the extent to which consumers in each local market have access to broadcast programming from television broadcast stations located outside their local market; (2) whether there are alternatives to the use of designated market areas to define markets that would provide consumers with more local programming options; and (3) the...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
July 22, 2014
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
July 22, 2014

Introduced in the Senate by Cory Booker (D-N.J.)

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