H.R. 5393 · 117th Congress
Eliminating Local News Deserts Act of 2021
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This bill requires a cable company operating within a state to carry certain low-power stations under specified conditions.
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · Sep 28, 2021
Eliminating Local News Deserts Act of 2021
This bill requires a cable company operating within a state to carry certain low-power stations under specified conditions.
A cable company must carry such a low-power station if, among other requirements (1) the state has no exclusive, in-state broadcast television market within its boundaries; (2) there are no full-power commercial network affiliates (i.e., ABC, CBS, NBC, and FOX) that are licensed to, and principally operate within, the state; and (3) such low-power station provides a minimum amount of particularized local programming each week.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Eliminating Local News Deserts Act of 2021
Latest action (Sep 29, 2021): Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: House · Introduced: Sep 28, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.