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- Senate Introduced Dec 15, 2021
- Senate Passed Dec 21, 2022
- House Passed Dec 22, 2022
- President To the President Dec 28, 2022
- President Signed Jan 5, 2023
- Law Jan 5, 2023
This act provides for a one-year period during which eligible low-power television stations may apply to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for Class A licenses. To be eligible, a station must serve a media market with a limited number of television households, broadcast a minimum number of hours, and meet other requirements.
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Jan 5, 2023
Low Power Protection Act
This act provides for a one-year period during which eligible low-power television stations may apply to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for Class A licenses. To be eligible, a station must serve a media market with a limited number of television households, broadcast a minimum number of hours, and meet other requirements.
A low-power station with a Class A license obtains certain broadcast rights, including primary status with respect to its allocation of the electromagnetic spectrum. (Typically, low-power stations have secondary status and may be displaced from their spectrum in the event the FCC reallocates it to a primary user.)
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Low Power Protection Act
Latest action (Jan 5, 2023): Became Public Law No: 117-344.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Dec 15, 2021
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Dec 15, 2021
- Senate Passed Dec 21, 2022
- House Passed Dec 22, 2022
- President To the President Dec 28, 2022
- President Signed Jan 5, 2023
- Law Jan 5, 2023
No recorded floor vote found.