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US S1182
US S1182A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.
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Introduced
05/04/2015
05/04/2015
In Committee
06/25/2015
06/25/2015
Crossed Over
Passed
Dead
01/03/2017
01/03/2017
Introduced Session
114th Congress
Bill Summary
A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements. (Sec. 1) This bill exempts broadcast television stations from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) amended joint sales agreement (JSA) rules if the stations were parties to a JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment adopted by the FCC on March 31, 2014. Under the FCC's amended rule, a television station that sells more than 15% of the weekly advertising time of another station in the same market is attributed an ownership interest subject to ownership limitations. The bill exempts stations from being considered in violation of such ownership limitations by reason of the amended rule if they were a party to an existing JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment.
AI Summary
This bill exempts broadcast television stations from certain ownership rules set by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) if they had a joint sales agreement (JSA) in place before the FCC changed those rules on March 31, 2014. A JSA is an agreement where one television station sells advertising time for another station in the same market. The FCC's amended rule states that if a station sells more than 15% of another station's weekly advertising time, it's considered to have an ownership interest in that station, which can lead to violations of ownership limits. This bill provides an exemption, meaning stations that were already operating under a JSA before the rule change won't be penalized for violating ownership limitations due to that existing agreement.
Committee Categories
Transportation and Infrastructure
Sponsors (10)
Roy Blunt (R)*,
Ben Cardin (D),
Dick Durbin (D),
Cory Gardner (R),
Kirsten Gillibrand (D),
Ron Johnson (R),
Barbara Mikulski (D),
Chuck Schumer (D),
Tim Scott (R),
Roger Wicker (R),
Last Action
By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-426. Minority views filed. (on 12/20/2016)
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