Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Television programs

Bill Sent To President: S.602 Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007

2008-10-03T00:00:00Z

A bill to develop the next generation of parental control technology.

October 03, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Enacted: S.3145 A bill to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway".

2008-07-23T00:00:00Z

A bill to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway".

July 23, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-282.

Bill Signed by President: S.3145 A bill to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway".

2008-07-23T00:00:00Z

A bill to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway".

July 23, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Sent To President: S.3145 A bill to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway".

2008-07-22T00:00:00Z

A bill to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway".

July 22, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: S.3145 A bill to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway".

2008-07-15T00:00:00Z

A bill to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway".

July 15, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6318 To designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway".

2008-06-19T00:00:00Z

To designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway".

Bill Introduced: S.3145 A bill to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway".

2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

A bill to designate a portion of United States Route 20A, located in Orchard Park, New York, as the "Timothy J. Russert Highway".

Bill Introduced: S.3154 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act

2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes that the program material they accompany.

Bill Introduced: S.3156 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act

2008-06-18T00:00:00Z

A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany.

Bill Introduced: H.R.6209 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act

2008-06-09T00:00:00Z

To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany.

Bill Introduced: S.Res.576 A resolution designating August 2008 as "Digital Television Transition Awareness Month".

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

A resolution designating August 2008 as "Digital Television Transition Awareness Month".

Bill Introduced: H.R.4882 Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act

2007-12-19T00:00:00Z

To ensure broadcast station licenses are utilized to serve the public interest.

Bill Introduced: H.R.4834 Ossie Davis Congressional Gold Medal Act

2007-12-18T00:00:00Z

To award a congressional gold medal to Ossie Davis in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation.

Bill Introduced: S.2447 A bill to make a technical correction to section 119 of title 17, United States Code.

2007-12-11T00:00:00Z

A bill to make a technical correction to section 119 of title 17, United States Code.

Bill Introduced: S.2375 A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses.

2007-11-15T00:00:00Z

A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses.

Bill Introduced: S.2332 Media Ownership Act of 2007

2007-11-08T00:00:00Z

A bill to promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and to establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3951 To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses.

2007-10-24T00:00:00Z

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3862 Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007

2007-10-16T00:00:00Z

To improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups.

Bill Introduced: S.2125 Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition of [sic] Act of 2007

2007-10-02T00:00:00Z

A bill to improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups.

Bill Introduced: H.R.3679 State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007

2007-09-27T00:00:00Z

To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services.