DTV Border Fix Act of 2008
A bill to address the digital television transition in border states.
Other Bill Titles (4 more)8/1/2008--Passed Senate amended. DTV Border Fix Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow the renewal of a full-power analog television broadcasting license through February 17, 2013, for stations located within 50 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico, provided certain r... moreSee Full Bill Text
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Bill Status
| Introduced | ![]() | Voted on by Senate | ![]() | Voted on by House | ![]() | Considered By President | ![]() | Bill Becomes Law |
| December 18, 2007 | August 01, 2008 |
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Blog Coverage
August 08, 2008 Senate OKs DTV Border Fix Act
The Senate last week passed the Digital Television Border Fix Act of 2007 (S.2507) that would set up a way for television broadcasters along the US-Mexican border to continue broadcasting in analog and digital after the Feb 17, ...
Source: Benton Foundation - Headlines
August 04, 2008 Sen. Hutchisonâs DTV Border Bill Unanimously Passes Senate
The Digital Television Border Fix Act of 2007, S. 2507, establishes a process for broadcasters along the border to apply for FCC permission to continue both analog and digital broadcasting for a short time after the transition, ...
Source: Texas Insider
June 18, 2008 S. 2507, DTV Border Fix Act of 2008
Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 24, 2008.
Source: Recent CBO Cost Estimates









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