[Congressional Record Volume 154, Number 114 (Friday, July 11, 2008)]
[Senate]
[Pages S6611-S6612]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             DIGITAL TELEVISION TRANSITION AWARENESS MONTH

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the consideration of Calendar No. 777, S. Res. 576.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 576) designating August 2008 as 
     ``Digital Television Transition Awareness Month.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the amendment 
to the resolution be agreed; that the resolution, as amended, be agreed 
to; that the amendment to the preamble be agreed to; that the preamble, 
as amended, be agreed to; and that all motions to reconsider be laid 
upon the table, en bloc.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The amendment (No. 5071) was agreed to, as follows:

                    (Purpose: To make minor changes)

       On page 3, line 7, insert ``the steps they need to take to 
     retain their television service, including possibly'' after 
     ``about''.
       On page 3, lines 11 and 12, strike ``, so that consumers 
     have time to obtain and connect converter boxes''.

  The resolution (S. Res. 576), as amended, was agreed to.
  The amendment (No. 5070) was agreed to, as follows:

                    (Purpose: To make minor changes)

       The preamble is amended by striking the third whereas 
     clause and inserting ``Whereas many consumers who are unaware 
     of both the transition and the Government coupon program 
     crafted to defray the cost of a converter box may be left 
     without any television service after February 17, 2009;''.


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  The preamble, as amended, was agreed to.
  The resolution, as amended, with its preamble, as amended, reads as 
follows:
  (The resolution will be printed in a future edition of the Record.)

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