3.0.0 2994 2023-01-11T13:17:02Z 2023-01-11T13:17:02Z House H HR 2009-06-23 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Reported by 2009-06-25T20:12:36Z Markup by 2009-06-25T20:12:05Z Referred to 2009-06-24T20:06:21Z Reported by 2009-12-02T17:38:06Z Markup by 2009-10-15T19:32:53Z Referred to 2009-06-23T14:35:36Z H. Rept. 111-349 2009-12-02 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 201. Calendars H12410 2 House floor actions U00201 2009-12-02 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-349. Committee H12200 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-12-02 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-349. Committee 5000 9 Library of Congress hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-10-15 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. Committee 2009-10-15 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 1 House committee actions Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2009-06-25 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . Committee 2009-06-25 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Committee 2009-06-24 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Committee 2009-06-23 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-06-23 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress B000657 Rep. Boucher, Rick [D-VA-9] RICK BOUCHER D VA 9 N S000822 Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] CLIFF STEARNS R FL 6 2009-06-23 True 2009-11-05T06:00:00Z H.R. 2994, Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/41407 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 15, 2009</p> 2009-11-05T06:00:00Z H.R. 2994, Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/41407 Cost estimate for the bill as ordered by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on October 15, 2009 Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Spacecraft and satellites Television and film Science, Technology, Communications 00 2009-06-23 Introduced in House 2009-09-09T20:58:41Z Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend to December 31, 2014, (under current law, December 31, 2009) the termination of provisions allowing satellite retransmission of network station signals (without the station's consent) to a subscriber who is located outside of the local market of the station and resides in an unserved household.

Allows a satellite carrier to retransmit a significantly viewed signal of a station located outside of the local market in which a subscriber is located, but: (1) only for subscribers receiving local-into-local (under current law, analog local-into-local) service; or (2) regarding high definition (HD) signals, only if the carrier also retransmits available HD signals of a station in the local market of the subscriber and affiliated with the same network.

Allows a carrier to retransmit HD signals to a reception antenna separate from the one for non-HD signals.

]]> 17 2009-12-02 Reported to House with amendment(s) 2010-03-12T20:40:18Z Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 - (Sec. 2) Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to extend to December 31, 2014, the termination of provisions allowing satellite retransmission of network station signals (without the station's consent) to a subscriber who is located outside of the local market of the station and resides in an unserved household.

(Sec. 3) Allows a satellite carrier to retransmit the signals of a significantly viewed station located outside of the local market in which a subscriber is located, but: (1) only for subscribers receiving local-into-local service; or (2) regarding high definition (HD) signals, only if the carrier also retransmits available HD signals of a station in the local market of the subscriber and affiliated with the same network.

(Sec. 4) Allows a carrier to retransmit HD signals to a reception antenna separate from the one for non-HD signals.

Revises: (1) the satellite carrier secondary transmission rules applicable to non-grandfathered subscribers who are eligible to receive a distant signal; and (2) special rules for distant digital signals.

Allows a satellite carrier to provide the signals of both a local and a distant station of the same network to an eligible subscriber only if the distant station's signal is generally broadcast simultaneously with, or later than, the prime time network programming of the local station.

Revises requirements regarding: (1) a point-to-point model to predict the ability of individual locations, through the use of a conventional, stationary, outdoor rooftop receiving antenna, to receive signals in accordance with a specified signal intensity standard; and (2) on-location testing. Requires a study and report to Congress on whether specified testing procedures or such standard should be revised to take into account the types of antennas that are available to, and used by, consumers.

(Sec. 7) Prohibits construing this Act or its amendments from affecting the definitions of "program related" and "primary video" in the Communications Act of 1934 or in any regulations promulgated under that Act.

(Sec. 8) Requires a report to Congress on: (1) the number of households in a state that receive local broadcast stations from a station of license that is located in a different state; (2) the extent to which consumers have access to in-state broadcast programming; and (3) whether there are alternatives to the use of designated market areas to define local markets that would provide more consumers with in-state broadcast programming.

(Sec. 9) Requires eligible satellite carriers that provide any local-into-local secondary transmissions in HD to carry the HD signals of qualified noncommercial educational television stations located in that local market. Defines "eligible satellite carrier" as any satellite carrier that is not a party to a carriage contract with a qualified noncommercial educational television station as of enactment of this Act.

]]> Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 Display Title Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act Short Titles as Reported to House Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act of 2009 H House Reported in House 2009-12-02T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2994rh/xml/BILLS-111hr2994rh.xml Introduced in House 2009-06-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr2994ih/xml/BILLS-111hr2994ih.xml 2009-12-02 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 201. 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.