3.0.0 3347 2023-01-11T13:37:22Z 2023-01-11T13:37:22Z House HR 2017-07-20 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 123 (Thursday, July 20, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PALLONE:H.R. 3347.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, clause 3 of the U.S. Constitution.That provision gives Congress the power ``to regulatecommerce with foreign nations, and among the several states,and with the Indian tribes.''[Page H6146]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2017-07-20T13:01:40Z 2017-07-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2017-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-07-20 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000034 Rep. Pallone, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-6] FRANK PALLONE D NJ 6 N D000482 Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-14] MIKE DOYLE D PA 14 2017-07-20 True R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2017-07-20 True G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 2017-07-20 True D000197 Rep. DeGette, Diana [D-CO-1] DIANA DEGETTE D CO 1 2017-07-20 True B001251 Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] G. K. Butterfield D NC 1 2017-07-20 True M001166 Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] Jerry McNerney D CA 9 2017-07-20 True W000800 Rep. Welch, Peter [D-VT-At Large] Peter Welch D VT 0 2017-07-20 True C001067 Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] Yvette Clarke D NY D. 9 2017-07-20 True D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2017-07-20 True N000179 Rep. Napolitano, Grace F. [D-CA-32] GRACE NAPOLITANO D CA F. 32 2017-07-20 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2017-07-27 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2017-09-06 False C000754 Rep. Cooper, Jim [D-TN-5] JAMES COOPER D TN H. 5 2017-09-21 False D000623 Rep. DeSaulnier, Mark [D-CA-11] Mark DeSaulnier D CA 11 2017-10-03 False K000381 Rep. Kilmer, Derek [D-WA-6] Derek Kilmer D WA 6 2017-10-12 False C001059 Rep. Costa, Jim [D-CA-16] Jim Costa D CA 16 2017-10-19 False B000574 Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] EARL BLUMENAUER D OR 3 2018-02-08 False Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Consumer affairs Executive agency funding and structure Federal Communications Commission (FCC) Government trust funds Television and film Science, Technology, Communications 00 2017-07-20 Introduced in House 2019-04-16T16:28:23Z Viewer Protection Act of 2017

This bill addresses issues related to the reorganization of the broadcast television spectrum. The bill establishes the Viewer Protection Fund through FY2022 to  prevent a substantial number of consumers from losing access to signals of broadcast television and FM radio stations.]]>

Viewer Protection Act of 2017 Display Title Viewer Protection Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced To establish an additional fund in the Treasury to ensure consumers do not lose access to over-the-air broadcast television as a result of the reorganization of broadcast television spectrum, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Viewer Protection Act of 2017 Introduced in House 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr3347ih/xml/BILLS-115hr3347ih.xml 2017-07-20 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 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.