Open Congress : Major Bill Actions in Television broadcasting

Bill Enacted: S.3663 Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act

2008-12-24T00:00:00Z

A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to provide for a short-term extension of the analog television broadcasting authority so that essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information may be provided for a short time during the transition to digital television broadcasting.

December 24, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-459.

Bill Signed by President: S.3663 Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act

2008-12-23T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: S.3663 Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act

2008-12-12T00:00:00Z

Bill Sent To President: S.3663 Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act

2008-12-10T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: S.3663 Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act

2008-10-01T00:00:00Z

Bill Introduced: H.R.7013 Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act

2008-09-23T00:00:00Z

To require the Federal Communications Commission to provide for a short term extension of the analog television broadcasting authority so that essential public safety announcements and digital television transition information may be provided for a short time during the transition to digital television broadcasting.

Bill Signed by President: S.2607 DTV Transition Assistance Act

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

A bill to make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

July 30, 2008: Signed by President.

Bill Enacted: S.2607 DTV Transition Assistance Act

2008-07-30T00:00:00Z

A bill to make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

July 30, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-295.

Bill Sent To President: S.2607 DTV Transition Assistance Act

2008-07-22T00:00:00Z

A bill to make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

July 22, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: S.2607 DTV Transition Assistance Act

2008-07-09T00:00:00Z

A bill to make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

July 09, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Enacted: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-22T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 22, 2008: Became Public Law No: 110-234.

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 Vetoed: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-21T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 21, 2008: Vetoed by President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-20T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 20, 2008: Presented to President.

Bill Sent To President: H.R.2419 Farm Bill Extension Act of 2007

2008-05-15T00:00:00Z

To provide for the continuation of agricultural programs through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes.

May 15, 2008: Cleared for White House.

Bill Introduced: H.Con.Res.339 Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the necessity 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.

2008-05-01T00:00:00Z

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the necessity 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.2917 Syria Accountability and Liberation Act

2008-04-24T00:00:00Z

A bill to strengthen sanctions against the Government of Syria, to enhance multilateral commitment to address the Government of Syria's threatening policies, to establish a program to support a transition to a democratically-elected government in Syria, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5696 To make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

2008-04-03T00:00:00Z

To make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.

Bill Introduced: H.R.5682 Rural America Communication Expansion for the Future Act of 2008

2008-04-02T00:00:00Z

To improve access to broadband service in rural and underserved areas of the United States, and for other purposes.

Bill Introduced: H.Res.1069 Condemning the use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children.

2008-04-01T00:00:00Z

Condemning the use of television programming by Hamas to indoctrinate hatred, violence, and anti-Semitism toward Israel in young Palestinian children.