3.0.0 3496 2023-01-11T13:29:53Z 2023-01-11T13:29:53Z House HR 2015-09-11 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 131 (Friday, September 11, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. DUFFY:H.R. 3496.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1 Section 8[Page H5975]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee Referred to 2015-10-05T19:18:24Z Referred to 2015-09-11T13:01:45Z hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2015-09-18T20:39:29Z Referred to 2015-09-11T13:01:40Z 2015-10-05 hsju03 Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. Committee 2015-09-18 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2015-09-11 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-09-11 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100-A 9 Library of Congress 2015-09-11 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2015-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-09-11 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress D000614 Rep. Duffy, Sean P. [R-WI-7] Sean Duffy R WI P. 7 N Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Competition and antitrust Consumer affairs Intellectual property Licensing and registrations Television and film Wisconsin Science, Technology, Communications 00 2015-09-11 Introduced in House 2015-10-13T18:55:18Z Granting Our People the Ability to Cheer Kickoff Act of 2015 or the GO PACK Act of 2015

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require a cable operator or satellite carrier to provide to certain subscribers in specified Wisconsin counties who elect to receive a television network: (1) retransmission of the signal of any local network station that such operator or carrier is otherwise required to retransmit; (2) an in-state, adjacent-market network station retransmission; or (3) both such retransmissions. Subjects satellite carriers to such requirements only to the extent that such retransmissions are technically feasible.

Defines "in-state, adjacent-market network station retransmission" as the secondary transmission by a cable operator or satellite carrier of the primary transmission of any network station whose community of license is located: (1) in a subscriber's state, and (2) in a local market that is adjacent to the subscriber's local market.

Provides for this Act to apply, with respect to such an in-state, adjacent-market network station retransmission to a subscriber, to specified Wisconsin counties (Barron, Burnett, Dunn, Pierce, Polk, St. Croix, and Washburn) that are not in the local market of any television broadcast station that is affiliated with the same network and whose community of license is located in the subscriber's state.

Exempts in-state, adjacent-market network station retransmissions in such counties from: (1) retransmission consent requirements that prohibit cable operators from retransmitting broadcast stations without the authority of the originating station, and (2) statutory licensing limitations under federal copyright laws concerning satellite retransmissions to unserved households and secondary transmissions of distant signals.

]]> GO PACK Act of 2015 Display Title GO PACK Act of 2015 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced GO PACK Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced Granting Our People the Ability to Cheer Kickoff Act of 2015 Introduced in House 2015-09-11T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3496ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3496ih.xml 2015-10-05 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, 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.