US HB3426 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Introduced on June 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Aviation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on June 21 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-06-24 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Aviation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
Revises conditions for the approval of airport improvement grants based on airport owners or operators making certain assurances about airport operations. Specifically, the bill prohibits airport owners or operators from entering into any agreement in which the content on airport television equipment is controlled by a broadcast or cable television news network, and prevents television equipment in an airport from being owned exclusively by any specific network.
Title
Television Freedom at Our Nation’s Airports Act of 2019
Sponsors
| Rep. Steve King [R-IA] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2019-06-24 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation. |
| 2019-06-21 | House | Referred to the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. |
| 2019-06-21 | House | Introduced in House |
Subjects
Aviation and airports
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
News media and reporting
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Competition and antitrust
Consumer affairs
News media and reporting
Transportation and public works
Transportation programs funding
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3426/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr3426/BILLS-116hr3426ih.pdf |
