3.0.0 1632 2023-01-11T13:37:02Z 2023-01-11T13:37:02Z Senate S 2017-07-26 115 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2017-07-26T18:12:21Z Radio Consumer Protection Act of 2017 115 3685 HR 2017-09-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Related bill CRS 2017-07-26 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2017-07-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000934 Sen. Moran, Jerry [R-KS] Jerry Moran R KS N S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI 2017-07-26 True I000024 Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] Jim Inhofe R OK 2017-07-26 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2017-07-26 True Y000064 Sen. Young, Todd [R-IN] Todd Young R IN C. 2017-07-26 True U000039 Sen. Udall, Tom [D-NM] TOM UDALL D NM 2017-07-26 True H001061 Sen. Hoeven, John [R-ND] John Hoeven R ND 2017-10-04 False D000607 Sen. Donnelly, Joe [D-IN] Joe Donnelly D IN 2017-10-04 False R000307 Sen. Roberts, Pat [R-KS] PAT ROBERTS R KS 2017-10-19 False H001076 Sen. Hassan, Margaret Wood [D-NH] Maggie Hassan D NH 2017-10-19 False S001181 Sen. Shaheen, Jeanne [D-NH] Jeanne Shaheen D NH 2018-02-27 False Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Government trust funds Licensing and registrations Television and film Science, Technology, Communications 00 2017-07-26 Introduced in Senate 2017-10-18T18:44:08Z Viewer and Listener Protection Act of 2017

This bill establishes the Viewer and Listener Protection Fund through FY2022 to reimburse costs incurred by: (1) a multichannel video programming distributor (e.g. cable provider) in order to continue to carry the signal of a broadcast television licensee under specified conditions, and (2) a broadcast television station or broadcast radio station during the ongoing reorganization of the broadcast television spectrum.

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is directed to modify the transition periods for broadcast television stations that are changing channels or broadcast frequencies as part of the reorganization to ensure their broadcasting is not stopped for a significant amount of time. The FCC shall also make an effort to preserve the coverage area and population served by a broadcast radio station that is impacted by the ongoing broadcast frequency reorganization.

]]> Viewer and Listener Protection Act of 2017 Display Title Viewer and Listener Protection Act of 2017 Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish an additional fund in the Treasury to meet existing statutory obligations to reimburse costs reasonably incurred as a result of the reorganization of broadcast television spectrum, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Viewer and Listener Protection Act of 2017 Introduced in Senate 2017-07-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115s1632is/xml/BILLS-115s1632is.xml 2017-07-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 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.