US Congress House Bill 3148 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on July 21 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-07-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements. This bill exempts broadcast television stations from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) amended joint sales agreement (JSA) rules if the stations were parties to a JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment adopted by the FCC on March 31, 2014. Under the FCC's amended rule, a television station that sells more than 15% of the weekly advertising time of another station in the same market is attributed an ownership interest subject to ownership limitations. The bill exempts stations from being considered in violation of such ownership limitations by reason of the amended rule if they were a party to an existing JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment.

To exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.

Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]	Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]	Rep. Billy Long [R-MO]	Rep. Renee Ellmers [R-NC]
Rep. Kurt Schrader [D-OR]	Rep. C.A. Ruppersberger [D-MD]	Rep. Paul Tonko [D-NY]	Rep. Derek Kilmer [D-WA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-07-24	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2015-07-21	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2015-07-21	House	Introduced in House

SB1182 (Same As) 2016-12-20 - By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-426. Minority views filed.
SB1910 (Related) 2015-07-30 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 176.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3148/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3148/BILLS-114hr3148ih.pdf