TELEVISION related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting; Telecommunications

Articles and editorials

C-SPAN Founder Lamb Steps Down After 34 Years, E408 [21MR]

Mortimers—A Good Place To Call Home, S1785 [19MR]

Bills and resolutions

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see H.R. 5163), H2271 [27AP]

Dept. of Defense: certify that American Forces Radio and Television Service programming communicates departmental policies, priorities, goals, and initiatives and supports basic values of the Armed Forces (see H.R. 4189), H1304 [8MR]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system (see S. 2319), S2545 [19AP]

KRSC–TV (Claremore, OK): anniversary (see H. Res. 634), H2206 [26AP]

Rural areas: provide certain rural counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (see H.R. 4469), H2030 [19AP]

Tariff: cathode-ray tubes (see H.R. 5695, 5696), H2566 [9MY]

Taxation: 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. 5793), H3102 [17MY]

Telecommunications: continue an advisory committee considering optimal security, reliability, and interoperability of communications systems (see H.R. 6552), H6276 [21SE]

——— ensure that security is taken into account in certain efforts relative to interconnectivity of telecommunications networks (see H.R. 6551), H6276 [21SE]

——— establish an advisory committee on national security telecommunications (see H.R. 6550), H6276 [21SE]

Letters

FEMA integrated public alert and warning system modernization: Brenda Battat, Hearing Loss Association of America, S2550 [19AP]

——— Gordon H. Smith, National Association of Broadcasters, S2550 [19AP]

——— Jim Mullen, National Emergency Management Association, S2550 [19AP]

——— John G. Paré, Jr., National Federation of the Blind, S2550 [19AP]

——— National Alliance of State Broadcasters Associations, S2550 [19AP]

Lists

Fifteen earmarks from Sean Hannity’s list of most egregious earmarks, S294 [2FE]

Remarks in House

Benn, Alvin: Alabama Press Association Lifetime Achievement Award recipient, E204 [15FE]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: tribute to supporters, H1020 [29FE]

Disasters: express support and thanks to radio and television broadcasters for keeping people safe in emergency situations, H3271, H3278, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H3584 [7JN], E932, E942 [31MY], E954, E956 [1JN], E1007 [7JN]

——— provide local free radio broadcasting on mobile devices, H3584 [7JN], E1007 [7JN]

FCC: eliminate blackout rule relative to television broadcast of National Football League games, H43 [18JA], H385 [2FE], H4810 [11JY]

——— provide for creation of a public safety broadband network, ensure a more efficient and innovative allocation of the electromagnetic spectrum, and permit the FCC to conduct incentive auctions, H914, H918–H921 [17FE], E237–E239 [24FE]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system, H6111 [19SE]

Hurricanes: implement emergency preparedness plans, H3279, H3281 [31MY], H6357–H6362 [14NO], E956 [1JN]

International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees: anniversary of Art Directors Guild Local 800, E949 [1JN]

KCPQ–TV (Seattle, WA): tribute to ‘‘Washington’s Most Wanted’’ program for role in capture of fugitives in Washington (State) and Oregon, E1203 [9JY]

Law enforcement officers: encourage, enhance, and integrate Blue Alert plans throughout U.S. to disseminate information when an officer is seriously injured or killed in the line of duty (H.R. 365), H2636 [10MY], H2673–H2676 [15MY], E882 [22MY]

News media: allegations of media bias in coverage of issues based on political affiliation, H907 [17FE], H1814 [16AP], E349 [8MR], E1206 [9JY]

Public broadcasting: funding, H4911 [18JY], H5014 [19JY], E1328 [25JY]

Rowan University: tribute to RCA Heritage Program Museum, E1053 [18JN]

Science: anniversary of Telstar satellite first transatlantic television signal, E1248 [12JY]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings, H701 [14FE]

——— permit televising of proceedings (H.R. 3572), H738 [15FE]

Technology: maintain security relative to information technology procurement and supply chain management, H3097 [17MY]

Time Warner Cable, Inc.: anniversary of NY1 news channel, E1815 [27NO]

——— anniversary of Your News Now (YNN) news channel, E1896 [11DE]

Remarks in Senate

Animals: ensure that extras in film and television who bring personal, domesticated household pets do not face unnecessary regulations, S4353 [20JN]

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (S. 410), S1707 [15MR]

FEMA: modernize the integrated public alert and warning system (S. 2319), S2549 [19AP]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), S1402 [6MR], S1919 [21MR]

——— permit televising of proceedings (S. 1945), unanimous-consent request, S1920, S1921 [21MR]

Reports filed

National Blue Alert Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 365) (H. Rept. 112–478), H2662 [11MY]

Permit Televising of Supreme Court Proceedings: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1945), S567 [13FE]

Summaries

Middle Class Tax Relief and Job Creation Act (H.R. 3630): Broadband Spectrum Provisions, H915 [17FE]

Texts of

H.R. 365, National Blue Alert Act, H2673 [15MY]