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- H.R.1999
H.R.1999: Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act
About This Bill
- Introduced April 23, 2015
- Latest Major Action April 24, 2015
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Bill Summary
Protecting the Rights of Musicians Act Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to deny a television broadcast station the right to consent to retransmissions of the station's signal by cable systems or other multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) if the licensee of such station is also the licensee of an AM or FM radio broadcast station that has transmitted a sound recording over such radio station without providing compensation for...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| April 24, 2015 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
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| April 23, 2015 |
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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| April 23, 2015 |
Introduced in the House by Marsha Blackburn (R-Tenn.) |