3.0.0 681 2021-04-19T22:07:11Z 2021-04-19T22:07:11Z House H HR 2009-01-26 111 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2009-01-27T17:09:21Z Referred to 2009-01-26T17:31:40Z 2009-01-27 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Committee 2009-01-26 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2009-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2009-01-26 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress W000215 Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-30] HENRY WAXMAN D CA A. 30 N B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2009-01-26 True B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2009-01-26 True C001036 Rep. Capps, Lois [D-CA-23] LOIS CAPPS D CA 23 2009-01-26 True C000380 Del. Christensen, Donna M. [D-VI-At Large] DONNA CHRISTENSEN D VI M. 0 2009-01-26 True D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2009-01-26 True E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 2009-01-26 True G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2009-01-26 True G000309 Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] BART GORDON D TN 6 2009-01-26 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2009-01-26 True H001030 Rep. Hill, Baron P. [D-IN-9] BARON HILL D IN P. 9 2009-01-26 True M000133 Rep. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA-7] Edward Markey D MA J. 7 2009-01-26 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2009-01-26 True S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2009-01-26 True M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-11] Jerry McNerney D CA 11 2009-01-26 True C001066 Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-11] Kathy Castor D FL 11 2009-01-26 True P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 2009-01-26 True S001168 Rep. Sarbanes, John P. [D-MD-3] John Sarbanes D MD P. 3 2009-01-26 True M001142 Rep. Matheson, Jim [D-UT-2] JIM MATHESON D UT 2 2009-01-26 True G000556 Rep. Grayson, Alan [D-FL-8] Alan Grayson D FL 8 2009-01-26 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2009-01-26 True P000596 Resident Commissioner Pierluisi, Pedro R. [D-PR-At Large] Pedro Pierluisi D PR R. 0 2009-01-26 True Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory procedures Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Consumer affairs Department of Commerce Emergency communications systems Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Licensing and registrations Postal service Rural conditions and development Telecommunication rates and fees Television and film Science, Technology, Communications 00 2009-01-26 Introduced in House 2009-02-05T23:29:21Z Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 and the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend for approximately four months the deadlines related to the transition from analog to digital television broadcasting.

Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to extend for 116 days the terms of the licenses for recovered spectrum.

Requires, on request, the reissue of any household digital-to-analog converter box coupons that expired without being redeemed.

Requires expediting the delivery of household digital-to-analog converter box coupons by sending them via presorted first class mail.

Allows a station to terminate analog broadcasting (and to continue broadcasting exclusively in digital signals) before the date established by law for termination of all full power analog station licenses. Requires the FCC to permit public safety entities to use spectrum thus relinquished if the FCC determines that such use does not cause harmful interference to full-power television stations in the analog or digital service.

Extends until September 30, 2012 (currently, September 30, 2011) the FCC's spectrum auction authority.

]]> Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009 Short Titles as Introduced Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009 Display Title Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 and the Communications Act of 1934 to establish a new digital television transition date, to improve the digital-to-analog converter box program, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2009-01-26T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-111hr681ih/xml/BILLS-111hr681ih.xml 2009-01-27 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.