3.0.0 7782 2023-01-11T13:45:50Z 2023-01-11T13:45:50Z House HR 2020-07-24 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 131 (Friday, July 24, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. PAYNE:H.R. 7782.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I Section 8 Clause 3--Congress has the ability toregulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the severalStates, and with the Indian Tribes.[Page H3859]]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-07-24T13:04:00Z 2020-07-24 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2020-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-07-24 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress P000604 Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] Donald Payne D NJ M. 10 N S000522 Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] CHRISTOPHER SMITH R NJ H. 4 2020-07-24 True V000133 Rep. Van Drew, Jefferson [R-NJ-2] Jefferson Van Drew R NJ 2 2020-09-04 False Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Licensing and registrations News media and reporting Television and film Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-07-24 Introduced in House 2021-04-23T16:14:28Z Eliminating Local News Deserts Act of 2020

This bill requires a cable company operating within a state to carry certain low power stations if, among other requirements, (1) the state has no exclusive, in-state broadcast television market within its boundaries; (2) there are no full power commercial network affiliates (i.e., ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX) that are licensed to, and principally operate within, the state; and (3) such low power station provides a minimum of 19 weekly hours of locally produced news, public affairs, and informational programming relevant to the residents and communities of the state.

]]> Eliminating Local News Deserts Act of 2020 Display Title Eliminating Local News Deserts Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Eliminating Local News Deserts Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide for mandatory cable carriage of low power television stations sharing facilities of certain full power commercial VHF stations, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-07-24T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7782ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7782ih.xml 2020-07-24 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.