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All Information (Except Text) for S.2829 - WEST Access Act 116th Congress (2019-2020)

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Sponsor: Sen. Fischer, Deb [R-NE] (Introduced 11/07/2019)
Committees: Senate - Commerce, Science, and Transportation
Latest Action: Senate - 11/07/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.  (All Actions)
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WEST Access Act
Western Expanded In-State Television Access Act of 2019

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Official Title as Introduced

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and title 17, United States Code, to enhance the ability of direct broadcast satellite providers to offer additional local broadcast services to consumers under limited circumstances, and for other purposes.

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11/07/2019 Introduced in Senate

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11/07/2019 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation 11/07/2019 Referred to

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Introduced in Senate (11/07/2019)

Western Expanded In-State Television Access Act of 2019 or the WEST Access Act

This bill expands the authority of satellite carriers to make secondary transmissions of local television programming to subscribers in certain counties.