3.0.0 2682 2022-02-08T23:19:28Z 2022-02-08T23:19:28Z House HR 2019-05-10 116 [Congressional Record Volume 165, Number 78 (Friday, May 10, 2019)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. ROGERS of Alabama:H.R. 2682.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United StatesConstitution.[Page H3728]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2019-05-13T20:59:55Z Referred to 2019-05-10T13:01:35Z 2019-05-13 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Committee 2019-05-10 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2019-05-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2019-05-10 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress R000575 Rep. Rogers, Mike D. [R-AL-3] Mike Rogers R AL 3 N R000515 Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] BOBBY RUSH D IL L. 1 2019-05-10 True R000395 Rep. Rogers, Harold [R-KY-5] HAROLD ROGERS R KY 5 2019-06-05 False L000491 Rep. Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] FRANK LUCAS R OK D. 3 2019-06-18 False T000467 Rep. Thompson, Glenn [R-PA-15] Glenn Thompson R PA 15 2019-06-18 False S001200 Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] Darren Soto D FL 9 2019-06-18 False A000374 Rep. Abraham, Ralph Lee [R-LA-5] Ralph Abraham R LA Lee 5 2019-06-21 False G000583 Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] Josh Gottheimer D NJ 5 2019-06-24 False C001087 Rep. Crawford, Eric A. "Rick" [R-AR-1] Eric Crawford R AR A. "Rick" 1 2019-06-26 False N000189 Rep. Newhouse, Dan [R-WA-4] Dan Newhouse R WA 4 2019-06-26 False M001194 Rep. Moolenaar, John R. [R-MI-4] John Moolenaar R MI R. 4 2019-07-24 False B001289 Rep. Byrne, Bradley [R-AL-1] Bradley Byrne R AL 1 2019-07-25 False P000258 Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] COLLIN PETERSON D MN C. 7 2019-09-09 False Y000065 Rep. Yoho, Ted S. [R-FL-3] Ted Yoho R FL S. 3 2019-09-24 False C001119 Rep. Craig, Angie [D-MN-2] Angie Craig D MN 2 2019-10-15 False C001124 Rep. Cox, TJ [D-CA-21] TJ Cox D CA 21 2020-01-27 False L000585 Rep. LaHood, Darin [R-IL-18] Darin LaHood R IL 18 2020-02-06 False G000581 Rep. Gonzalez, Vicente [D-TX-15] Vicente Gonzalez D TX 15 2020-05-12 False K000388 Rep. Kelly, Trent [R-MS-1] Trent Kelly R MS 1 2020-08-11 False B001307 Rep. Baird, James R. [R-IN-4] James Baird R IN R. 4 2020-08-18 False Science, Technology, Communications Agricultural education Atmospheric science and weather Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Commodities markets Economic development Health care coverage and access News media and reporting Rural conditions and development Science, Technology, Communications 00 2019-05-10 Introduced in House 2020-01-22T15:11:09Z Agricultural News and Rural Content Act of 2019

This bill requires certain video programming distributors, such as cable providers, to use at least 1% of their channel capacity to transmit channels of programming that serve the needs and interests of rural areas. Among other requirements, distributors shall (1) use the same transmission technology used to transmit the majority of the high-definition channels they provide, and (2) include such channels in the most basic tier or package available.

]]> Agricultural News and Rural Content Act of 2019 Display Title Agricultural News and Rural Content Act of 2019 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require multichannel video programming distributors to carry rural video programming, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Agricultural News and Rural Content Act of 2019 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2019-05-10T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr2682ih/xml/BILLS-116hr2682ih.xml 2019-05-13 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. 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.