HR6966-118

Introduced

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties.

118th Congress Introduced Jan 11, 2024

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Summary

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services. The main policy domain is Technology, Immigration.

Who Benefits and How

technology companies and users of digital services may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.

Who Bears the Burden and How

federal implementing agencies, technology companies and users of digital services may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.

Key Provisions

  • Section H2FD488514B2F495694274517A1E8D405: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Go Pack Go Act of 2024.
  • Section H1F5C98FC08FF491E90407FF7409BF73D: 2. Carriage of network station signals in certain counties Part I of title III of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 301 et seq.) is amended by adding...
  • Section H09CE99D1F68F485CA03FD9FD4FE499B8: 346. Carriage of network station signals in certain counties In this section— the term cable operator has the meaning given the term in section 602; the terms...
  • Section H4CA7928DE0BF4B74AFBF550B53D086A9: 3. Availability of copyright license Section 119 of title 17, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)(2)(B)(i), by adding at the end the following:...

Evidence Chain:

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At a Glance

What This Bill Does

This bill, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Key Policy Areas

Technology, Immigration

Primary Purpose

This bill, To amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to provide greater access to in-State television broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting technology companies and users of digital services.

Policy Domains

Technology Immigration

Whole bill

Identified Gains
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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technology companies and users of digital services: ,
Identified Costs
  • federal implementing agencies
  • technology companies and users of digital services
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federal implementing agencies: ,
technology companies and users of digital services: ,

Legislative Progress

Introduced
Introduced Committee Passed
Jan 11, 2024

Mr. Gallagher introduced the following bill; which was referred to …

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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Technology Immigration
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

1 term
"in-State, adjacent-market network station retransmission" §H4CA7928DE0BF4B74AFBF550B53D086A9

the secondary transmission by a satellite carrier of the primary transmission of any network station whose community of license is located— in the State of a subscriber

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