TELEVISION related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting

Amendments

Business and industry: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1915 [29MR], S1927, S1934, S1935, S1940, S1951, S1955, S1957, S1963, S1964, S1965, S2000, S2001, S2002, S2003 [30MR]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4675 [19JN], H4692 [20JN]

National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks (H.R. 154), H3479 [22MY]

Rural areas: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2283, H2292 [13AP]

Articles and editorials

For Italians, ``Sopranos'' Hit a Big, Sour Note, E374 [22MR]

Gore, Bush, and the Big Lie, S7610 [26JY]

He's Everywhere but Here, S6062 [29JN]

Iverson's Bad Rap Is Well-Deserved, S9921 [5OC]

Profile—James F. Goodmon—An Industry Visionary and Community Cheerleader Defines the Future, S894 [28FE]

Bills and resolutions

Advertising: prohibit use of text, graphic, or image messaging systems of wireless telephone systems to transmit unsolicited commercial messages (see H.R. 5300), H8199 [26SE]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (see S. 2127), S1024 [1MR]

Arts and humanities: exempt agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, music lyrics from applicability of antitrust laws (see H.R. 5350), H8617 [2OC]

Broadcasting: expand and enhance U.S. international broadcasting operations around the world (see H.R. 4440), H2966 [11MY] (see H.R. 4454), H3049 [15MY]

Broadcasting Board of Governors: establish new international television service that effectively represents the U.S. and its policies (see S. 1856), S6574 [12JY]

Business and industry: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (see S. 2097), S799 [24FE]

Courts: provide a civil action for a minor injured by exposure to explicit sexual or violent material (see H.R. 5045), H7207 [27JY]

Crime: combat telemarketing and mass marketing fraud (see S. 3025), S8342 [11SE]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (see S. 2497), S3258 [2MY]

FCC: authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers (see S. 2454), S2728 [13AP]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (see H.R. 4201), H1956 [6AP]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), consideration (see H. Res. 527), H4674 [19JN]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (see S. 2010), S113 [27JA] (see S. 2215), S1315 [8MR] (see H.R. 3525), H48 [27JA]

———improve procedures in the conduct of congressional communications (see H.R. 4712), H4817 [21JN]

Immigration: provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees (see S. 3239), S10999 [25OC]

Middle East: prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless and until certain conditions are met (see S. 3280), S11917 [15DE]

National Safe Television for All-Ages Day: designate (see S. Res. 349), S8197 [7SE]

Public broadcasting: make certain political broadcasting requirements inapplicable to noncommerical educational broadcasting stations (see S. 3262), S11374 [30OC]

Rural areas: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (see H.R. 3615), H339 [10FE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), consideration (see H. Res. 475), H2238 [12AP]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (see S. 3042), S8501 [13SE] (see S. 3164), S9944 [5OC]

Supreme Court: permit the televising of proceedings (see S. 3086), S8941 [21SE]

Tariff: color television receivers (see S. 2222), S1316 [8MR] (see H.R. 3821), H632 [1MR]

———digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (see S. 2646, 2647, 2648, 2649, 2650, 2651, 2652, 2653, 2654, 2655, 2656, 2657, 2658, 2659, 2660, 2661, 2662, 2663, 2664), S4460 [25MY] (see H.R. 3778, 3779, 3780, 3781, 3782, 3783, 3784, 3785, 3786, 3787, 3788, 3789, 3790, 3791, 3792, 3793, 3794, 3795), H630 [1MR]

Taxation: allow credit for the cost of certain equipment used to convert public television broadcasting from analog to digital transmission (see S. 3229), S10926 [24OC]

Television Program Improvement Act: restore applicability to agreements relative to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material and revise such agreements and guidelines (see S. 3069), S8759 [19SE]

Letters

U.S. entertainment industry impact on the Ukraine: Ukrainian religious leader, H7570 [13SE]

Lists

Journalists who died covering the news in 1999, E949 [9JN]

Messages

Corp. for Public Broadcasting Report: President Clinton, H1723 [4AP]

Press releases

Three Hundred Thirty-Two Journalists Who Died Covering the News Since 1812 To Be Added to Journalists Memorial: Newseum, E949 [9JN]

Remarks in House

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, H7717-H7719 [18SE], H7858 [19SE]

Asia: international broadcasting funding, H5150, H5151 [26JN]

Business and industry: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, H11283, H11287-H11289, H11291, H11293 [26OC]

CBS: references to God on ``Touched by an Angel'' (television program), H760 [9MR]

Cleveland, OH: Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum recognition of ``UPBEAT'' (television program), E550 [12AP]

Comcast Cablevision (business): tribute, E275 [9MR]

Communications Assistance for Law Enforcement Act: implementation, H1514 [29MR]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H4271, H4272 [13JN]

Entertainment industry: encourage production of independent films and television programs, E1997 [28OC]

Eugene, OR: tribute to local television stations for simulcast of documentary about the effects of drug abuse, E360 [21MR]

FCC: clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), H4684-H4701 [20JN]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), consideration (H. Res. 527), H4682-H4684 [20JN]

———enforcement of Federal obscenity laws, H3057 [16MY]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (H.R. 3525), H10, H11 [27JA], H505-H507 [16FE], E37 [31JA]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, H7569 [13SE]

Gonzalez-Brotons, Elian: news media coverage of INS operation to reunite with father, H3032 [15MY]

Gore, Vice President: receipt of campaign contributions from entertainment industry, H7741 [19SE]

Immigration: provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees (S. 3239), H11699-H11701 [31OC], E2059 [1NO]

Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: funding through reductions in Ready-to-Learn television program, H4267-H4269 [13JN]

Italian Americans: depiction of stereotypes in the television show ``The Sopranos'', E374 [22MR]

Lane County, OR: airing of public-access cable television program on guide to committing suicide, H257 [9FE]

National parks and recreation areas: collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks (H.R. 154), H3479-H3481 [22MY]

National Taking Charge of Your TV Week: observance, E1536 [20SE]

Office of National Drug Control Policy: proposed program to encourage placement of anti-drug messages in television programing, H5741 [11JY]

Rural areas: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers, E2014 [28OC]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), H2283-H2302 [13AP], E109 [10FE], E165 [16FE], E782 [19MY]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), consideration (H. Res. 475), H2258 [13AP]

Schlessinger, Laura: freedom of speech relative to comments on gay rights, H2319, H2320 [13AP]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3164), H11583, H11584 [30OC]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (H.R. 3778-3795), E213 [1MR]

Telecommunications: assure competition in markets, E114 [10FE]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, H226 [8FE], H1001 [15MR], E82 [8FE], E139 [15FE], E203 [1MR]

University of Florida: anniversary of College of Journalism and Communications, E402 [23MR]

World Press Freedom Day: observance, E949 [9JN]

Remarks in Senate

ABC: airing of Peter Jennings reporting ``The Search for Jesus'', S6061 [29JN]

Antitrust policy: treatment of voluntary guidelines governing telecast material, movies, video games, Internet content, and music lyrics (S. 2127), S1025 [1MR], S8606 [14SE]

Arts and humanities: characterization of sex and violence in the entertainment industry, S9920-S9922 [5OC]

Business and industry: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S4937 [12JN], S10074 [6OC], S11233, S11234 [27OC]

———authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1926-S1941, S1946-S1958, S1961-S1968 [30MR], S10242 [11OC]

———require any entity receiving full amount of loan guarantees to provide all local broadcast signals of that State, S1940 [30MR]

Children and youth: protect from exposure to explicit sexual or violent material and prevent youth violence, S8494 [13SE]

Cuba: TV Marti funding, S10149 [10OC]

Elections: decision by Fox Broadcasting Co., and NBC, not to televise Presidential debate, S9689 [3OC], S9844 [4OC]

Entertainment industry: develop, use, and enforce a system for labeling violent content in audio and visual media products and services (S. 2497), unanimous-consent request, S8439, S8440 [13SE]

FCC: authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers, S11239 [27OC]

———authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers (S. 2454), S2769 [13AP]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), S7952 [27JY]

———clarify service obligations of noncommercial educational broadcast stations (H.R. 4201), unanimous-consent request, S10526 [13OC]

———follow normal rulemaking procedures in establishing additional requirements for noncommercial educational television broadcasters (S. 2215), S1318 [8MR]

Financial institutions: authorize loan guarantees to cooperative lending entities to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S1934-S1939, S1965 [30MR]

FTC: report on marketing of violence to children by entertainment industry, S8528 [13SE], S8606-S8608 [14SE], S10611-S10613 [17OC]

Immigration: provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees (S. 3239), S10987, S11012 [25OC]

KELO-TV (Sioux Falls, SD): Emmy Award recipient, S9848 [4OC]

Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act: application of Administrative Procedure Act, S1967 [30MR]

———application of copyright and communications laws, S1967 [30MR]

Middle East: prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless and until certain conditions are met (S. 3280), S11919-S11922 [15DE]

MoKan Kids Network: Association of America's Public Television Stations 21st Century Award recipient, S5023 [13JN]

National Safe Television for All-Ages Day: designate (S. Res. 349), S8216 [7SE]

Political campaigns: cost of political advertising on television, S4636, S4637 [7JN]

———restrictions on issue advocacy by interest groups, S7610-S7612 [26JY]

Privacy: enhance protections for electronic information, ensure uniform protections for purchase or rental of certain media, and promote use of encryption technology while balancing law enforcement needs (S. 854), S11778 [14DE]

Public broadcasting: make certain political broadcasting requirements inapplicable to noncommerical educational broadcasting stations (S. 3262), S11376 [30OC]

Rural areas: ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers, S603-S605 [10FE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), S8271 [8SE]

———ensure local service to small, rural markets by satellite providers (H.R. 3615), unanimous-consent request, S8293 [8SE]

Senior citizens: warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves, S10918 [24OC]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3042), S8504 [13SE]

———warn of the dangers of telemarketing fraud, including Internet fraud, and provide information that will help individuals protect themselves (S. 3164), S9945 [5OC], S10941 [24OC], S11123 [26OC], S11366 [30OC]

Space policy: authorize loan guarantees for broadcast satellite launch vehicles relative to access to local broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas, S1952 [30MR]

Supreme Court: permit the televising of proceedings (S. 3086), S8942-S8948 [21SE]

Tariff: digital versatile discs (DVDs) manufacturing equipment (S. 2664), S4477, S4478 [25MY]

Taxation: allow credit for the cost of certain equipment used to convert public television broadcasting from analog to digital transmission (S. 3229), S10929 [24OC]

Telecommunications Act: anniversary, S967 [29FE]

———restore ownership limits on television and radio stations, S10902 [24OC]

Television: require any entity receiving full amount of loan guarantees to provide all local broadcast signals of that State, S1940 [30MR]

WLNS-TV (Lansing, MI): anniversary, S4008 [16MY]

Reports filed

Children's Protection From Violent Programming Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 876) (S. Rept. 106-509), S11131 [26OC]

Consideration of H.R. 3615, Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 475) (H. Rept. 106-579), H2238 [12AP]

Consideration of H.R. 4201, Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 527) (H. Rept. 106-681), H4674 [19JN]

Launching Our Communities' Access to Local Television Act: Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs (Senate) (S. 2097) (S. Rept. 106-243), S1461 [20MR]

Nomination of Ernest J. Williams III to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Frank H. Cruz to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Katherine M. Anderson to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

Nomination of Kenneth Y. Tomlinson to the Corp. for Public Broadcasting Board of Directors: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S7392 [20JY]

Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 4201) (H. Rept. 106-662), H4173 [9JN]

Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 3615) (H. Rept. 106-508), H630 [1MR]

———Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 3615) (H. Rept. 106-508), H1956 [6AP]

Rulings of the Chair

Business and industry: authorize loan guarantees to facilitate access to local television broadcast signals in unserved and underserved areas (S. 2097), S1956 [30MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 527, consideration of H.R. 4201, Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act, H4682 [20JN]

H.R. 154, collection of fees for the making of motion pictures, television productions, and sound tracks in national parks and recreation areas, H3480 [22MY]

H.R. 3615, Rural Local Broadcast Signal Act, H2285-H2289 [13AP]

H.R. 4201, Noncommercial Broadcasting Freedom of Expression Act, H4684, H4692 [20JN]

S. 2127, Children's Protection Act, S1025 [1MR]

S. 2454, authorize low-power television stations to provide digital data services to subscribers, S2769 [13AP]

S. 3164, Protecting Seniors From Fraud Act, S10941 [24OC], H11583 [30OC]

S. 3239, provide special immigrant status for certain U.S. international broadcasting employees, S11013 [25OC], H11699 [31OC]

S. 3280, prohibit assistance to the Palestinian Authority unless and until certain conditions are met, S11922 [15DE]

S. Res. 349, National Safe Television for All-Ages Day, S8216 [7SE]

Tributes

Reiner, Carl, E2015 [28OC]