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- H.R.5140
H.R.5140: Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019
About This Bill
- Introduced Nov. 18, 2019
- Latest Major Action Dec. 17, 2019
Bill Sponsor
Bill Versions
- Reported in House - Dec. 17, 2019
- Introduced in House - Nov. 18, 2019
Bill Summary
Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act of 2019 This bill permanently reauthorizes a provision that allows satellite television providers to retransmit distant television signals to unserved households under a statutory license. (A statutory license allows a satellite provider to rebroadcast the signals by paying set fees and without negotiating with the relevant copyright holders.) The bill also limits what constitutes an...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
| Date | Description |
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| Dec. 17, 2019 |
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 282.
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| Dec. 17, 2019 |
Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-354.
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| Nov. 21, 2019 |
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
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| Nov. 21, 2019 |
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
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| Nov. 19, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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| Nov. 19, 2019 |
Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Discharged.
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| Nov. 18, 2019 |
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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| Nov. 18, 2019 |
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
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| Nov. 18, 2019 |
Introduced in the House by Jerrold Nadler (D-N.Y.) |