TELEVISION related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting

Amendments

Government regulations: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 328), S846, S848 [26JA], H584 [27JA]

Articles and editorials

5.7% of U.S. Households Still Unprepared for the Switch to Digital Television, H587 [27JA]

House To Vote on DTV Delay Bill, but Opposition Remains, H991 [4FE]

Net Neutrality Isn't a Neutral Term, and It Isn't Good for the Net, E2620 [23OC]

Watching the Giants, and Ambushed by Zombies, E2701 [3NO]

Bills and resolutions

Arthur, Beatrice: tribute (see H. Res. 436), H5581 [13MY]

Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

Business and industry: expand satellite carriage of local television signals (see H.R. 927), H1080 [9FE]

Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 190), H9899 [23SE]

Consumers: ensure access to basic broadcast television after the digital television transition (see S. 25), S169 [7JA] (see H.R. 2867), H6805 [15JN]

———provide a coupon program for television antennas (see H.R. 2827), H6617 [11JN]

———provide additional coupons for digital-to-analog converter box program and expedite delivery of coupons under such program (see H.R. 661), H492 [23JA]

———provide consumers with information about the transition to digital television and additional funds for the converter box coupon program (see H.R. 299), H88 [8JA]

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 657), S3550 [19MR] (see H.R. 3054), H7445 [25JN]

Dept. of Commerce: resume timely processing and distribution of television converter box coupons by increasing its fiscal authority to make payments (see S. 300), S786 [22JA]

Disabled: ensure individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet protocol-based communications and video programming technologies (see H.R. 3101), H7704 [26JN]

EPA: award grants for electronic device recycling research, development, and demonstration projects (see S. 1397), S7138 [6JY]

FCC: authorize access by owners and operators of certain wireless microphones to a geolocation database maintained to prohibit operation of unlicensed television band devices on protected frequencies (see H.R. 4353), H15499 [16DE]

———improve public participation and overall decision-making (see H.R. 2183), H5060 [30AP]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (see S. 2847), S12708 [8DE] (see H.R. 1084), H1605 [13FE]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (see S. 34), S40 (see S. 62), S41 [6JA] (see H.R. 226), H68 [7JA]

Federal aid programs: extend expiration date of digital-to-analog converter box coupons (see H.R. 339), H89 [8JA]

FEMA: extend the Interoperable Emergency Communications Grant Program (see H.R. 1819), H4249 [31MR]

Freedom of the press: highlight and promote worldwide (see S. 1739), S10061 [1OC] (see H.R. 1861), H4396 [1AP] (see H.R. 3714), H10456 [1OC]

Government regulations: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (see S. 328), S826 [26JA] (see S. 352), S1057 [29JA]

———move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), consideration (see H. Res. 108), H919 [3FE]

———move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur and improve the digital-to-analog converter box program (see H.R. 681), H525 [26JA]

———permit retransmission of signals of local television broadcast stations in an adjacent underserved county (see H.R. 3216), H8099 [14JY]

———provide for carriage and display of public, educational, and government channels in a manner consistent with commercial channels (see H.R. 3745), H11110 [7OC]

———reauthorize extension of statutory license for secondary transmissions of superstations and networks and amend the Communications Act relative to such transmissions (see S. 2764), S11344 [10NO] (see H.R. 2994), H7144 [23JN]

National Hispanic Media Week: designate (see S. Res. 325), S10777 [27OC]

News media: maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (see S. 448), S2322 [13FE] (see H.R. 985), H1247 [11FE]

Oklahoma: allow secondary transmission to any subscriber of primary transmissions of local network television stations (see H.R. 505), H323 [14JA]

Presidential Commission To Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America: establish (see H.R. 2924), H6972 [17JN]

Public broadcasting: mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations (see H.R. 1155), H2631 [24FE]

———permit satellite carriers to retransmit signals of certain noncommercial, educational television stations outside their local markets (see H.R. 3498), H9278 [31JY]

Public lands: permit Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see S. 1241), S6542 [11JN] (see H.R. 2031), H4686 [22AP]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (see S. 1694), S9653 [22SE] (see H.R. 3348), H8872 [27JY] (see H.R. 3633), H9899 [23SE]

Rural areas: provide certain rural counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see S. 771), S4172 [1AP] (see H.R. 1860), H4396 [1AP]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 446), S2322 [13FE] (see S. Res. 339), S11205 [5NO] (see H.R. 429), H161 [9JA]

Tariff: liquid crystal device (LCD) panel assemblies for use in LCD direct view televisions (see S. 2274), S10919 [29OC]

Taxation: allow a credit for purchase of digital-to-analog converter boxes for taxpayers who did not use coupons (see H.R. 508), H323 [14JA]

———extend the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account (see H.R. 3931), H11790 [26OC]

———make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense (see H.R. 2720), H6264 [4JN]

———prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services (see H.R. 1019), H1517 [12FE]

Technology: establish an assistance program for the construction of digital television translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals (see S. 899), S4755 [27AP] (see H.R. 2903), H6903 [16JN]

———reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (see S. 1670), S9371 [15SE] (see H.R. 3570), H9548 [15SE]

Biographies

Salemme, R. Gerard, H979 [4FE]

Explanations

Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act (H.R. 3570), H13439 [2DE]

Letters

DTV Delay Act: Bob Wise, H589 [27JA]

———Brian Fontes, National Emergency Number Association, H989 [4FE]

———Chris Fischer, Association of Public-Safety Communications Officers-International, Russell B. Laine, International Association of Chiefs of Police, and Larry J. Grorud, International Association of Fire Chiefs, H989 [4FE]

———Christopher T. Gallu, NPG of Oregon, Inc., H589 [27JA]

———Chuck Canterbury, Fraternal Order of Police, H588 [27JA], H980, H992 [4FE]

———David K. Rehr, National Association of Broadcasters, H989 [4FE]

———Gary D. Jones, KMVU-TV (Medford, OR), H590 [27JA]

———Jerry Upham, KOHD-TV (Bend, OR), H589 [27JA]

———Kingsley Kelley, KTVL-TV (Medford, OR), H590 [27JA]

———Renard N. Maiuri, H589 [27JA]

Nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor to be Supreme Court Justice: Senator Specter, S8804 [5AU]

Permit televising of Supreme Court proceedings: Senators Specter and Cornyn, S11219 [5NO]

Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act: Representative Bennie G. Thompson, Committee on Homeland Security (House), H13438 [2DE]

———Representative Conyers, Committee on the Judiciary (House), H13439 [2DE]

———several Representatives, E2913 [8DE]

Motions

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644)—amend to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8314 [17JY]

Government regulations: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), H995 [4FE]

Proposals

Amend H. Res. 644, consideration of H.R. 3170, financial services and general Government appropriations, to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8201 [16JY], H8313 [17JY]

Remarks in House

ABC, Inc.: allegations of bias relative to decision to air special broadcast on Obama administration health care proposal, H6909 [17JN], H6979 [18JN], H7112 [23JN]

American Recovery and Reinvestment Act: prohibit funding for certain Economic Development Administration, National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and NIST programs, H6942, H6943 [17JN]

Argentina: enactment of press restriction law on all forms of government criticism by news media, H11699 [22OC]

Arkansas Education Television Network (organization): Corp. for Public Broadcasting My Source Community Impact Award for Education recipient, H3404 [16MR]

BET Networks: tribute to television series ``Harlem Heights'', E313 [24FE]

Black Stuntmen's Association: tribute (H. Con. Res. 190), E2339 [23SE]

Coalition of Black Stuntmen and Women: tribute (H. Con. Res. 190), E2339 [23SE]

Consumers: provide additional coupons for digital-to-analog converter box program and expedite delivery of coupons under such program, E337 [24FE]

———provide additional coupons for digital-to-analog converter box program and expedite delivery of coupons under such program (H.R. 661), H591 [27JA]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: funding, H8758 [24JY]

Fairfax Cable Access Corp.: anniversary, E1157 [14MY]

FCC: improve public participation and overall decision-making (H.R. 2183), E1022 [30AP]

———prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (H.R. 1084), H14907-H14910 [15DE]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues, H8029 [14JY], H8192, H8196, H8198, H8245, H8254 [16JY], H11983 [28OC]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (H.R. 226), H2864 [26FE]

———provide a short term extension of analog television broadcasting authority to ensure continuation of essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information, E219 [9FE]

Freedom of the press: highlight and promote worldwide, H6435 [10JN], E1104 [7MY]

———highlight and promote worldwide (H.R. 1861), H5085 [4MY], E837 [1AP]

———highlight and promote worldwide (H.R. 3714), H14916-H14921 [15DE]

Government regulations: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 328), H584-H593 [27JA], H606 [28JA], E161, E164 [28JA], E172 [2FE]

———move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), H984-H997 [4FE], E219, E223 [9FE], E240 [11FE], E271 [13FE]

———move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), consideration (H. Res. 108), H976-H984 [4FE]

———move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), motion to commit, H995 [4FE]

———move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur and improve the digital-to-analog converter box program (H.R. 681), E164 [28JA]

———require stations currently using spectrum that will interfere with or become public safety spectrum to relinquish spectrum by previously established transition date, H995 [4FE]

KRCB-TV/Radio (Rohnert Park, CA): anniversary, E2362, E2366 [24SE]

Letterman, David: condemn joke relative to daughter of Sarah Palin, Governor of Alaska, H6909 [17JN]

News media: allegations of bias in coverage of Government spending protests, E1005 [29AP], E2328 [22SE]

———allegations of bias in coverage of immigration issues, H3113 [10MR], H3531 [18MR], H4067 [30MR], E2453 [6OC], E2540 [15OC]

———allegations of bias in reports of President Obama approval ratings, E1046 [4MY]

———allegations of bias in reports on the nomination of Sonia M. Sotomayor to be Supreme Court Justice, E1287 [3JN]

———allegations of media bias, H10003 [29SE], H10412 [1OC], H11466 [20OC], H11556 [21OC], H12012 [28OC]

———allegations of media bias in coverage of certain issues, H7997 [10JY]

———allegations of media bias in coverage of global warming issues, H13554 [8DE], H14448 [10DE]

———allegations of media bias in coverage of health care issues, H9811 [23SE], H9904 [24SE], E2300 [17SE]

———allegations of media bias in coverage of issues based on political affiliation, H1048 [9FE], H1090 [10FE], H1163 [11FE], H3150 [11MR], H4488 [2AP], H4919 [29AP], H5105 [5MY], H5410 [12MY], H6052 [2JN], H7256 [25JN], E3059 [17DE]

———discourage rhetoric that encourages partisanship on national economic issues, H2948 [4MR]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media, H3757 [24MR]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 985), H4204-H4209 [31MR], E242, E244 [11FE], E844 [1AP], E853 [2AP]

———objectivity relative to Presidential inaugural costs, H393 [21JA]

Presidential Commission To Study the Culture and Glorification of Violence in America: establish (H.R. 2924), E1473 [17JN]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (H.R. 3633), E2344 [23SE]

———extend (S. 1694), H11987-H11989, H11992 [28OC], E2667 [29OC]

Schieffer, Bob: editorial comments relative to development of a strategy for continued U.S. military presence in Afghanistan, H12257 [3NO]

Tate, Deborah Taylor: International Telecommunication Union Telecommunication & Information Society Award recipient, E1202 [19MY]

Taxation: make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense (H.R. 2720), E1316 [4JN]

———prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services (H.R. 1019), E256 [12FE]

Technology: improve broadband services to underserved and rural areas, H566 [27JA]

———reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (H.R. 3570), H13428-H13443 [2DE], E2276 [15SE], E2878, E2882 [3DE], E2913 [8DE]

World Press Freedom Day: observance, E1053 [4MY]

Remarks in Senate

Alhurra Television (Arabic language network): tribute to first broadcast of ``Al Youm'' live television show, S2905 [9MR]

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings, S10774 [27OC]

———provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (S. 657), S3567 [19MR]

Cuba: Radio and TV Marti funding, S7530 [15JY], S12979, S13026-S13028 [11DE]

Dept. of Agriculture: prohibit funding for digital television conversion efforts, S8716-S8718 [4AU]

FCC: prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany (S. 2847), S12710 [8DE]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues, S2455, S2457 [25FE], S2514-S2520, S2523, S2524 [26FE], S2587 [27FE], S2619 [2MR], S2680 [3MR], S2931, S2935, S2938, S2942 [10MR]

———prevent repromulgation of the Fairness Doctrine requiring fair and balanced broadcasting of controversial issues (S. 34), S153 [7JA]

Freedom of the press: highlight and promote worldwide, S5367 [12MY]

Government regulations: move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 328), S847-S849 [26JA]

———move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur (S. 352), S1050, S1051 [29JA]

———move forward the date on which the transition to digital television is to occur, unanimous-consent request, S657 [16JA]

Letizia, Tom and Marla: Congregation Ner Tamid, Henderson, NV, Menschen of the Year Award recipients, S10309 [8OC]

National Hispanic Media Week: designate (S. Res. 325), S10791 [27OC]

News media: encourage and promote diversity in communication media ownership and ensure public airwaves are used in the public interest, S2517-S2520, S2523 [26FE], S2938 [10MR]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (H.R. 985), S4996 [30AP]

———maintain free flow of information to the public by providing conditions for the federally compelled disclosure of information by persons connected with the news media (S. 448), S2340-S2342 [13FE], S4996 [30AP], S13246 [15DE]

Newspapers: impact of replacing paper editions with online editions, S3135 [17MR]

Public lands: permit Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (S. 1241), S6548 [11JN]

Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program: extend (S. 1694), S9680 [22SE], S10439 [14OC]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (S. 446), S2332-S2336 [13FE], S7030 [25JN], S8805 [5AU]

———permit televising of proceedings (S. Res. 339), S11218-S11221 [5NO]

Technology: establish an assistance program for the construction of digital television translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals (S. 899), S4756 [27AP]

———improve broadband services to underserved and rural areas, S2049 [10FE]

———reauthorize, reform, and modernize satellite statutory license and conform satellite and cable statutory licenses to digital transmissions (S. 1670), S9374-S9378 [15SE]

Reports filed

Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 1084) (H. Rept. 111-374), H14876 [14DE]

Consideration of S. 352, DTV Delay Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 111-11), H919 [3FE]

Free Flow of Information Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 985) (H. Rept. 111-61), H4127 [30MR]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 448), S13032 [11DE]

Freedom of the Press Act: Committee on Foreign Relations (Senate) (S. 1739), S13458 [18DE]

Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2994) (H. Rept. 111-349), H13465 [2DE]

Satellite Statutory License and Conformation of Satellite and Cable Statutory Licenses to Digital Television Transmissions Reauthorization: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 3570) (H. Rept. 111-319), H12043 [28OC]

Satellite Television Modernization Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1670), S9839 [24SE]

———Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1670) (S. Rept. 111-98), S11344 [10NO]

Rulings of the Chair

Financial services and general Government: making appropriations (H.R. 3170), consideration (H. Res. 644)—amend to include Representative Walden's Fairness Doctrine amendment, H8314 [17JY]

Statements

Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Senator Specter, S11219-S11221 [5NO]

Texts of

H. Res. 108, consideration of S. 352, DTV Delay Act, H976 [4FE]

H.R. 985, Free Flow of Information Act, H4204 [31MR]

H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, H14907 [15DE]

H.R. 3570, Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act, H13428-H13438 [2DE]

H.R. 3714, Freedom of the Press Act, H14916 [15DE]

S. 328, DTV Delay Act, H584 [27JA]

S. 352, DTV Delay Act, S1050 [29JA], H984 [4FE]

S. 1241, permit Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture to require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands, S6549 [11JN]

S. 1670, Satellite Television Modernization Act, S9374-S9377 [15SE]

S. 1694, Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program extension, S10439 [14OC], H11987 [28OC]

S. Res. 325, National Hispanic Media Week, S10787, S10791 [27OC]

S. Res. 339, permit televising of Supreme Court proceedings, S11218 [5NO]

S. Res. 1694, Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program extension, S9680 [22SE]

Tributes

McMahon, Edward P.L., Jr., E1532 [23JN]