US Congress Senate Bill 2643 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 2-1)
Status: Introduced on July 22 2014 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2014-07-22 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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 potential impact that such alternatives could have on localism and on broadcast television locally, regionally, and nationally. Requires such report to include recommendations on how to foster increased localism in states served by out-of-state designated market areas.

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

Sen. Cory Booker [D-NJ]

Sen. Benjamin Cardin [D-MD]

Sen. Deb Fischer [R-NE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2014-07-22	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2014-07-22	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4713-4714)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/2643/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s2643/BILLS-113s2643is.pdf