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

Addresses

Journalists Are Not the Enemy: Senator Schumer, S1177 [12FE]

Bills and resolutions

Armed Forces: allow families of fallen and critically-injured servicemembers to terminate their telephone, cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts without penalty (see S. 2963), S6824 [3DE] (see H.R. 4356), H7753 [17SE]

Copyrights: narrow the category of households eligible to receive signals under a distant-signal satellite license (see H.R. 5140), H8958 [18NO]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: prohibit Federal funding after 2021 (see H.R. 3393), H5006 [20JN]

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 770), S1844 [13MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish Green Alert communications network throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (see H.R. 1350), H2101 [25FE]

Depts. of the Interior and Agriculture: require annual permits and assess annual fees for commercial filming activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 2106), H3100 [4AP]

——— support establishment and improvement of communications sites on or near Federal lands through retention and use of rental fees associated with such sites (see H.R. 2611), H3678 [9MY]

Drugs: require disclosure of list prices of prescription drugs and biological products in direct-to-consumer television advertising (see H.R. 3327), H4771 [18JN]

——— require drug manufacturers to disclose prices of prescription drugs in any direct-to-consumer advertising and marketing to practitioners of a drug (see H. Con. Res. 55), H7377 [24JY]

Education: provide competitive grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers (see H.R. 5285), H9221 [3DE]

EPA: control exports of electronic waste to ensure that such waste does not become the source of counterfeit goods that may reenter U.S. military and civilian electronics supply chains (see S. 2448), S5360 [9SE] (see H.R. 3559), H5256 [27JN]

Executive Office of the President: require frequent press briefings to White House press corps covering the official business of the President (see H.R. 2641), H3679 [9MY]

FAA: condition Airport Improvement Program grants on certain assurances from airport owners and operators relative to television equipment in airport terminals (see H.R. 3426), H5037 [21JN]

FCC: eliminate discount for UHF television stations relative to national broadcast television ownership cap (see H.R. 1789), H2744 [14MR]

——— enhance ability of direct broadcast satellite providers to offer additional local broadcast services to consumers under limited circumstances (see S. 2829), S6475 [7NO] (see H.R. 5025), H8739 [8NO]

——— establish Telecommunications Workforce Development Advisory Council (see S. 2363), S5247 [31JY] (see H.R. 3255), H4693 [13JN]

——— extend certain expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (see S. 2789), S6447 [6NO] (see H.R. 5035), H8782 [12NO]

——— improve oversight of wireless and broadcast emergency alert systems (see S. 2693), S6155 [24OC] (see H.R. 4856), H8462 [24OC]

——— provide for additional disclosure requirements for broadcasters that air or transmit content from registered foreign agents (see H.R. 3698), H5725 [11JY]

——— provide for carriage of certain television broadcast stations by the cable company in the Albany, NY, designated market area to subscribers in Berkshire County, MA (see S. 1655), S3105 [23MY] (see H.R. 3002), H4163 [23MY]

——— provide for greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties (see S. 2454), S5407 [10SE]

——— reinstate obligation of broadcast licensees to afford reasonable opportunity for discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance, commonly known as the Fairness Doctrine (see H.R. 4401), H7834 [19SE]

——— repeal requirement to reallocate and auction the T-Band spectrum (see S. 2748), S6300 [30OC] (see H.R. 451), H462 [10JA]

——— require cable operators and broadband Internet service providers subject to State fines to report on number of customers, average bills, fees charged, and average Internet speeds delivered in each county (see H.R. 1555), H2503 [6MR]

——— require continued application of certain local broadcasting requirements to licensees even if such licensees change from a very high frequency station to an ultra high frequency station (see S. 941), S2087 [28MR]

——— require material in the online public inspection file of a covered entity, including political ad buying information, to be made available in a format that is machine-readable (see H.R. 5016), H8738 [8NO]

——— require multichannel video programming distributors to carry rural video programming (see H.R. 2682), H3727 [10MY]

——— require radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for political advertising (see H.R. 896), H1334 [30JA]

——— revise sponsorship identification rules to require disclosure of significant donors to persons paying for broadcasts of political matters or matters involving issues of public importance (see H.R. 5015), H8738 [8NO]

——— update television broadcasting regulations relative to cable operator negotiations, blackouts, retransmission, copyright licenses, binding arbitration, and local programming access (see H.R. 3994), H7463 [25JY]

FTC: establish Office for the Prevention of Fraud Targeting Seniors (see S. 512), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 2301), H3263 [12AP]

Green Alert System Advisory and Support Committee: establish to develop Green Alert systems that would be activated when a veteran goes missing (see S. 699), S1733 [7MR]

News media: express importance of local print and digital journalism to the continued welfare, transparency, and prosperity of government at every level and the continuation and freedom of the U.S. (see H. Res. 282), H2986 [2AP]

——— reaffirm commitment to diversity as a core tenet of public interest standard in media policy and support efforts to eliminate barriers to media diversity (see S. Res. 306), S5407 [10SE] (see H. Res. 549), H7596 [10SE]

NIH: study health and developmental effects of technology and media on infants, children, and adolescents (see S. 558), S1492 [26FE] (see H.R. 1367), H2233 [26FE]

Political campaigns: prohibit foreign nationals from purchasing a broadcast, cable, or satellite communication that mentions a clearly identified candidate for Federal office (see S. 1962), S4504 [25JN] (see H.R. 2135), H3128 [8AP]

Sesame Street (television program): anniversary (see H. Res. 540), H7505 [16AU]

Sports: eliminate local broadcasting blackouts of games when stadiums are not sold out and condition antitrust exemptions of sports leagues on availability of local broadcasts of games (see S. 1748), S3251 [5JN]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 822), S1898 [14MR]

Taxation: allow accelerated depreciation of certain qualified film and television and live theatrical productions in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 3943), H7376 [24JY]

——— modify definition of income for purposes of determining the tax-exempt status of certain mutual or cooperative telephone or electric companies (see H.R. 2147), H3215 [9AP]

Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged (see S. 510), S1383 [14FE] (see H.R. 1220), H2029 [14FE]

Tobacco products: prohibit electronic advertising of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (see H.R. 4249), H7558 [9SE]

VH1 (televison network): urge to cancel ‘‘Cartel Crew’’ and reconsider its standards in developing shows (see S. Res. 444), S6756 [21NO]

Remarks in House

Armed Forces: allow families of fallen and critically-injured servicemembers to terminate their telephone, cable, satellite television, and Internet access service contracts without penalty (H.R. 4356), H8757, H8758 [12NO]

Contra Costa Television (CCTV) (television channel): anniversary, E1489 [21NO]

C-SPAN: anniversary, H2816 [26MR]

Dept. of Justice: establish Green Alert communications network throughout the U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans (H.R. 1350), E222 [27FE]

Drugs: require disclosure of list prices of prescription drugs and biological products in direct-to-consumer television advertising, H10214, H10215 [12DE]

FCC: extend certain expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (H.R. 5035), H9960, H9961 [10DE], E1577 [11DE]

——— reauthorize and provide certain procedural changes to rules to maximize opportunities for public participation and efficient decisionmaking, H7298 [24JY]

——— require radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for political advertising (H.R. 896), E114 [30JA]

——— update television broadcasting regulations relative to cable operator negotiations, blackouts, retransmission, copyright licenses, binding arbitration, and local programming access (H.R. 3994), E1577 [11DE]

Gupta Media Holdings LLC: tribute, E1491 [21NO]

Morality and ethics: assessment of personal character based on perceived offensive comments about marginalized communities, H7778 [19SE], H8670 [30OC]

News media: allegations of media bias, H1002 [23JA], H8707 [31OC]

——— express importance of local print and digital journalism to the continued welfare, transparency, and prosperity of government at every level and the continuation and freedom of the U.S. (H. Res. 282), H2980–H2983 [2AP]

PCN (television network): anniversary of coverage of Pennsylvania Farm Show, H581 [15JA]

Smith, Rod: Missouri Sports Hall of Fame inductee, E126 [4FE]

Telecommunications: require phone, cable, and Internet providers to include all charges in the prices they advertise for service and provide remedies for consumers that have been wrongfully charged, E1577 [11DE]

Tobacco products: prohibit electronic advertising of e-cigarettes and electronic nicotine delivery systems (H.R. 4249), H7760 [18SE]

Remarks in Senate

Arkansas: tribute to Arkansas Black Hall of Fame inductees, S6296 [30OC]

Arkansas Broadcasters Association: anniversary, S4943 [18JY]

Congress: accomplishments of the 116th Congress, S5156 [30JY]

Drugs: require disclosure of list prices of prescription drugs and biological products in direct-to-consumer television advertising, S3809 [19JN], S4707 [9JY], S4831 [16JY]

FCC: extend certain expiring provisions relative to retransmission of signals of television broadcast stations (S. 2789), S6645 [19NO]

News media: allegations of media bias, S5121–S5125 [29JY]

Senior citizens: prevent mail, telemarketing, and Internet fraud targeting seniors, increase public awareness of the impact of such fraud, and provide education on how to identify and combat fraudulent activity, S6209 [29OC]

Smullin, Patsy: National Association of Broadcasters Chuck Sherman Television Leadership Award recipient, S5490 [16SE]

Univision Communications, Inc.: anniversary of Univision Arizona, S5627 [23SE]

WGN–TV (Chicago, IL): tribute to coverage of Chicago Cubs (baseball team), S7194 [19DE]

Reports filed

Satellite Television Community Protection and Promotion Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 5140) (H. Rept. 116–354), H10608 [17DE]

Television Viewer Protection Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 5035) (H. Rept. 116–329), H9386 [9DE]

Texts of

H.R. 4356, Protecting Families of Fallen Servicemembers Act, H8757 [12NO]

H.R. 5035, Television Viewer Protection Act, H9960 [10DE]

S. 822, Cameras in the Courtroom Act, S1905 [14MR]

S. Res. 306, reaffirm commitment to diversity as a core tenet of public interest standard in media policy and support efforts to eliminate barriers to media diversity, S5410 [10SE]

S. Res. 444, urge VH1 (televison network) to cancel ‘‘Cartel Crew’’ and reconsider its standards in developing shows, S6762 [21NO]