3.0.0 299 2022-02-03T06:03:41Z 2022-02-03T06:03:41Z House H HR 2009-01-08 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2009-01-14T16:08:54Z Referred to 2009-01-08T15:09:40Z 2009-01-14 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Committee 2009-01-08 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-08 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000179 Rep. Engel, Eliot L. [D-NY-17] ELIOT ENGEL D NY L. 17 N F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2009-06-19 False B001234 Rep. Baca, Joe [D-CA-43] JOE BACA D CA 43 2009-06-19 False Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Consumer affairs Government information and archives Marketing and advertising Retail and wholesale trades Television and film Science, Technology, Communications 00 2009-01-08 Introduced in House 2009-02-04T21:48:39Z National Digital Television Consumer Education Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require retail distributors of television receiving equipment (TVs) to place adjacent to each unit displayed for sale a consumer alert in English and Spanish that the TV has only an analog broadcast tuner and will require a converter box after February 17, 2009, to receive over-the-air broadcasts with an antenna. Imposes similar requirements on sellers that use direct mail, catalog, or electronic means such as the Internet. Requires broadcaster public service announcements about the deadline for termination of analog TV broadcasting and the equipment options for consumers following such termination.

Amends the National Telecommunications and Information Administration Organization Act to authorize the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information to establish a temporary grant program to coordinate and lead a nationwide consumer education and outreach campaign regarding America's conversion to digital television.

Amends the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to increase funding for the program to provide coupons for digital-to-analog converter boxes.

]]> National Digital Television Consumer Education Act Short Titles as Introduced National Digital Television Consumer Education Act Display Title National Digital Television Consumer Education Act Official Title as Introduced To provide American consumers information about the broadcast television transition from an analog to a digital format, and to provide additional funds for the converter box coupon program under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005. Introduced in House 2009-01-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr299ih/xml/BILLS-111hr299ih.xml 2009-01-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.