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9/19/2007--Introduced.<br/>TV Consumer Freedom Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow any cable system or other multichannel video programming distributor to retransmit the signal of a broadcasting station, or any part thereof, only with the express authority of that station (thereby removing authority under current law for such retransmission in the case of the carriage of local television signals by satellite carriers and cable operators). Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to commence a rulemaking proceeding to revise regulations governing the exercise by broadcast stations of the right to grant such consent. Repeals federal provisions requiring cable operators to carry the signals of local commercial television stations and qualified noncommercial educational television stations. Terminates upon the enactment of this Act all FCC regulations requiring television receivers sold in the United States to include particular types of features or functions, or specifying the type of technology to be used to provide such features or functions. Grants a satellite carrier, notwithstanding any injunction issued under specified provisions, a statutory license to provide a secondary transmission of a performance or display of a work embodied in a primary transmission made by a network station.<br/>

1192161600 2007-10-12 Fri Nov 07 01:25:34 -0600 2008 introduced 46237 'tv':1 'act':4 'consum':2 'freedom':3 53303 false short introduced 46237 'act':5 '1934':7 'cabl':18 'must':15 'oper':19 'amend':2 'carri':16 'carrier':22 'consent':12 'respect':9 'communic':4 'satellit':21 'must-carri':14 'retransmiss':11 52264 official action 46237 1192161600 Fri Oct 12 00:00:00 -0500 2007 143771 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. P000583 1935-08-20 6121 203 Cannon House Office Building http://www.house.gov/paul/contact.shtml 14 202-226-6553 Ronald 'r':4 'tx':5 '-14':6 'rep':1 'ron':9 'paul':3,8,11 'ronald':2,7,10 M 400311 Paul Ron_Paul E. Rep. Ronald Paul [R, TX-14] 1933 Ron N00005906 46923 Republican 202-225-2831 Protestant TX Ron Ronald Paul 9.39774011299435 http://www.house.gov/paul/ congressmanronpaul action 46237 1192161600 Fri Oct 12 00:00:00 -0500 2007 143771 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. action 46237 1190174400 Wed Sep 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 129647 Referred to House Judiciary action 46237 1190174400 Wed Sep 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 138046 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. action 46237 1190174400 Wed Sep 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 129644 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1922) action 46237 1190174400 Wed Sep 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 129645 Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. action 46237 1190174400 Wed Sep 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 129646 Referred to House Energy and Commerce introduced 46237 1190174400 Wed Sep 19 00:00:00 -0500 2007 129643