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

Bills and resolutions

Arts and humanities: recognize capacity of popular arts to bring people together, inspire creativity and imagination, promote critical thinking, and instill universal values of truth, justice, and equality (see H. Res. 598), H3700 [18JY]

Business and industry: clarify and make more transparent agreements between cable operators and franchise authorities on termination, elimination, or modification of certain franchise requirements (see H.R. 3353), H2347 [15MY]

CNN: condemn for utilizing images from imbedded photojournalist with prior knowledge of October 7th attack on Israel (see H. Res. 930), H6860 [12DE]

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 833), S825 [16MR]

Crime: call on media to engage in responsible and voluntary journalistic practices to deny mass public murderers attention they desire and minimize any possible ‘‘media contagion effect’’ (see S. Con. Res. 15), S2985 [18JY] (see H. Con. Res. 58), H3700 [18JY]

Dept. of Agriculture: reauthorize Farm and Ranch Stress Assistance Network and establish national agricultural crisis hotline (see H.R. 5246), H4196 [22AU]

Dept. of Justice: establish Green Alert communications network throughout 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. 3775), H2708 [31MY]

Depts. of Agriculture and the Interior: ensure adequate staffing to review communications use authorizations in timely manner (see H.R. 3294), H2343 [15MY]

Disabled: ensure people with disabilities have full access to mainstream communication products and services necessary to participate equally in professional, educational, recreational, and civic contexts (see S. 2904), S4654 [21SE] (see H.R. 5705), H4497 [26SE]

EPA: control exports of electronic waste to ensure that such waste does not become source of counterfeit goods that may reenter U.S. military and civilian electronics supply chains (see H.R. 4217), H2990 [20JN]

FCC: apply certain standards on volume of commercials to video streaming services (see S. 1127), S1090 [30MR] (see H.R. 2422), H1691 [30MR]

——— improve coordination with National Telecommunications and Information Administration relative to spectrum management (see H.R. 1341), H1112 [3MR]

——— modify definition of franchise fee to clarify that fees cable companies provide to local governments only include monetary assessments, not in-kind contributions (see S. 340), S311 [9FE] (see H.R. 907), H823 [9FE]

——— prevent from repromulgating Fairness Doctrine (see H.R. 145), H103 [9JA]

——— prohibit granting license or U.S. access for non-geostationary orbit satellite system if license or access would be held by entity that produces covered communications equipment or service (see H.R. 675), H575 [31JA]

——— require providers of cable and telephone service to charge veterans’ organizations residential rates (see H.R. 3075), H2126 [2MY]

Freedom of the press: maintain free flow of information to public by establishing appropriate limits on federally compelled disclosure of information obtained as part of engaging in journalism (see S. 2074), S2185 [21JN] (see H.R. 4250), H3070 [21JN]

House of Representatives: conduct study and issue report about ways to increase accessibility of live broadcasts of floor proceedings to individuals without cable or satellite television (see H. Res. 306), H1886 [19AP]

House Rules: allow Cable Satellite Public Affairs Network (C-SPAN) to broadcast and record House floor proceedings (see H. Res. 17), H151 [10JA]

——— require continued broadcasting of full House Chamber during legislative business consistent with broadcasts that occured on January 3-6, 2023 (see H. Res. 35), H234 [12JA]

——— require foreign state media outlets with credentialed members in news media galleries to comply with Foreign Agents Registration Act by prohibiting admission of reporters and correspondents not in compliance (see H. Res. 189), H1050 [1MR] (see H. Res. 458), H2708 [31MY]

Medicare: expand scope of practitioners eligible for payment for telehealth services (see S. 2880), S4653 [21SE] (see H.R. 3875), H2762 [6JN]

——— provide coverage and payment for certain tests and assistive telehealth consultations (see H.R. 207), H105 [9JA]

National Leading Entertainment and Arts Through Diversity (National LEAD) Month: designate (see H. Res. 191), H1050 [1MR]

National objectives: provide greater access to rural and agricultural media programming (see S. Res. 113), S799 [15MR] (see H. Res. 451), H2646 [26MY]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: audit Federal spectrum (see S. 998), S999 [28MR]

Preserving and Protecting Local News Month: designate (see S. Res. 147), S1091 [30MR]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 858), S825 [16MR] (see H.R. 3222), H2308 [11MY]

Taxation: allow accelerated depreciation of certain qualified film and television and live theatrical productions in Puerto Rico (see H.R. 376), H242 [17JA]

——— provide credits for carriage of independent programmers by certain multichannel video programming distributors (see H.R. 6072), H5172 [26OC]

——— provide tax incentives that support local newspapers and other local media (see H.R. 4756), H3857 [19JY]

Telecommunications: preserve and protect ability of State and local governments, public-private partnerships, and cooperatives to provide broadband services (see S. 1197), S1255 [19AP] (see H.R. 2552), H1717 [10AP]

——— prohibit franchising authorities from requiring approval for sale of cable systems (see H.R. 3314), H2344 [15MY]

——— set deadlines for cable franchising authorities to act on requests for new franchises or modifications to existing cable systems (see H.R. 3287), H2342 [15MY]

——— set deadlines for cable franchising authorities to act on requests for new franchises or modifications to existing cable systems and provide for faster deployment of cable and other services (see H.R. 3330), H2345 [15MY]

21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act: update (see S. 2494), S3522 [25JY] (see H.R. 4858), H3948 [25JY]

U.S. Agency for Global Media: prohibit Open Technology Fund funding (see H.R. 3191), H2244 [10MY]

Wisconsin: provide greater access to in-State television network broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties (see S. 2857), S4630 [20SE]

Remarks in House

Colby, Sasha Kekauoha: RuPaul’s Drag Race (television series) winner, H2041 [26AP], E356 [26AP]

Congress: accomplishments of 117th Congress, H4287 [13SE]

Contra Costa County, CA: tribute to Contra Costa Television (CCTV), E1001 [20OC]

Dept. of Justice: establish Green Alert communications network throughout U.S. to help locate missing at-risk veterans and coordinate with other Federal, State, and local agencies on Green Alert plans, H2488 [22MY]

DIRECTV, LLC: preserve access to conservative programming, H291 [25JA], H560–H566 [31JA], E75 [31JA]

Falmouth Community Television Corp. Inc.: anniversary, E516 [5JN]

FCC: prohibit granting license or U.S. access for non-geostationary orbit satellite system if license or access would be held by entity that produces covered communications equipment or service (H.R. 675), H3925 [25JY]

Iowa: Iowa PBS recipient of National Educational Telecommunications Association Public Media Awards, H5184 [1NO]

National Leading Entertainment and Arts Through Diversity (National LEAD) Month: designate (H. Res. 191), E905 [28SE]

News media: allegations of censorship against conservative news networks, H350 [26JA], H614 [1FE]

Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.: anniversary, E319 [17AP]

WDSU–TV (New Orleans, LA): anniversary, E1157 [1DE]

White, Jack: Rhode Island Television and Radio Hall of Fame inductee, E914 [29SE]

WJHL–TV (Johnson City, TN): anniversary, E1071 [7NO]

WYFF–TV (Greenville, SC): anniversary, H6064 [1DE]

Remarks in Senate

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (S. 833), S768 [14MR]

FCC: take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in broadcasting industry, S1335 [25AP]

Hughes, Pat: National Baseball Hall of Fame Ford C. Frick Award recipient, S4381 [12SE]

KOBI–TV/NBC5 (Medford, OR): anniversary, S2065 [13JN]

RFD–TV (Nashville, TN): commend Senate approval of television station to Senate TV network, S1993 [7JN]

Rural areas: importance of telecommunications services to rural and agricultural communities, S1993 [7JN]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (S. 858), S768 [14MR]

Reports filed

Protect Reporters From Exploitative State Spying (PRESS) Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 4250) (H. Rept. 118–299), H6143 [5DE]

Secure Space Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 675) (H. Rept. 118–41), H1944 [25AP]

Texts of

S. 858, Cameras in the Courtroom Act, S831 [16MR]

S. Con. Res. 15, call on media to engage in responsible and voluntary journalistic practices to deny mass public murderers attention they desire and minimize any possible ‘‘media contagion effect’’, S2992 [18JY]

S. Res. 113, provide greater access to rural and agricultural media programming, S806 [15MR]

S. Res. 147, Preserving and Protecting Local News Month, S1101 [30MR]