DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009

Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform. Captive Reinsurance Transactions.H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013. Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program until December 31, 2019 (under current law the Program expires on December 31, 2014). Issue: Terrorism Insurance H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 201. Issue: McCarran-Ferguson Act Issues H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013. Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) and the Home Owners' Loan Act to make minimum leverage and risk-based capital requirements governing insurance companies under the state law also apply to insurance companies that are either depository holding companies or subsidiaries of depository holding companies. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for other purposes. Issue: Fiduciary Duties S. 798, TBTF Act. Requires federal banking agencies to establish capital requirements for the ratio of equity capital to total consolidated assets for all financial institutions. Issue: Capital Standards S. ____, Draft bill pertaining to insurance capital standards under Basel III rules. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Tracking: H.R. 1155, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013. Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to repeal the contingent conditions under which the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) shall not be established. Reestablishes the NARAB without contingent conditions as a nonprofit corporation to prescribe, on a multi-state basis, licensing and insurance producer qualification requirements and conditions. Issue: Agent Licensing S. 534, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013. Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to repeal the contingent conditions under which the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) shall not be established. Reestablishes the NARAB without contingent conditions as a nonprofit corporation to prescribe, on a multi-state basis, licensing and insurance producer qualification requirements and conditions. Issue: Agent Licensing

Client expense: $193,800 · Firm income: Not reported

Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE

Public Law 111-203, H.R. 4173- Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act. Issue: Implementation and Regulatory reform.H.R. 508, Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 Reauthorization Act of 2013. Amends the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act of 2002 to extend the Terrorism Insurance Program until December 31, 2019 (under current law the Program expires on December 31, 2014). Issue: Terrorism Insurance H.R. 911, Competitive Health Insurance Reform Act of 201. Issue: McCarran-Ferguson Act Issues H.R. 2140, Insurance Capital and Accounting Standards Act of 2013. Amends the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act (Dodd-Frank) and the Home Owners' Loan Act to make minimum leverage and risk-based capital requirements governing insurance companies under the state law also apply to insurance companies that are either depository holding companies or subsidiaries of depository holding companies. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III H.R. 2374, the Retail Investor Protection Act. To amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide protections for retail customers, and for other purposes. Issue: Fiduciary Duties S. 798, TBTF Act. Requires federal banking agencies to establish capital requirements for the ratio of equity capital to total consolidated assets for all financial institutions. Issue: Capital Standards S. ____, Draft bill pertaining to insurance capital standards under Basel III rules. Issue: Capital Standards, Basel III Tracking: H.R. 1155, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013. Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to repeal the contingent conditions under which the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) shall not be established. Reestablishes the NARAB without contingent conditions as a nonprofit corporation to prescribe, on a multi-state basis, licensing and insurance producer qualification requirements and conditions. Issue: Agent Licensing S. 534, National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers Reform Act of 2013. Amends the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act to repeal the contingent conditions under which the National Association of Registered Agents and Brokers (NARAB) shall not be established. Reestablishes the NARAB without contingent conditions as a nonprofit corporation to prescribe, on a multi-state basis, licensing and insurance producer qualification requirements and conditions. Issue: Agent Licensing

Legislation and issues relating to: telecommunications law, regulatory reform, universal service fund reform, net neutrality, and broadband deployment to rural areas; HR 2902 Broadband Internet Fairness Act; HR 3101 Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009; HR 3458 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act National Broadband Plan; jobs; privacy; Universal Service Reform Act - S 788 - M-SPAM Act of 2009 - Issues related to the implementation of P.L. 111-16 and broadband grant programs administered by the Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009. - FY 2011 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals. - FY 2011 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals. - Satellite Home Viewer Act

Legislation and issues relating to: telecommunications law, regulatory reform, universal service fund reform, net neutrality, and broadband deployment to rural areas; HR 2902 Broadband Internet Fairness Act; HR 3101 Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009; HR 3458 Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act National Broadband Plan; jobs; privacy; Universal Service Reform Act - S 788 - M-SPAM Act of 2009 - Issues related to the implementation of P.L. 111-16 and broadband grant programs administered by the Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009. - FY 2011 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals. - FY 2011 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals. - Satellite Home Viewer Act

Legislation and issues relating to: Telecommunication Law, Regulatory Reform, Universal Service Fund Reform, Net Neutrality, and Broadband Deployment to Rural Areas; HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act; HR 3101 - 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act; HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009; National Broadband Plan; jobs; privacy - S 788 - M-SPAM Act of 2009 - Issues related to the implementation of P.L. 111-16 and broadband grant programs administered by the Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009. - FY 2011 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals. - FY 2011 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals. - Satellite Home Viewer Act

HR 985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 S 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 HR 299, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR 226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 34, Brodadcaster freedom Act of 2009 S 62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 25, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act HR 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act HR 1321, Heatlhy Americans Act S 391, Healthy Americans Act S 328, DTV Delay Act S 352, DTV Delay Act HR 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009 HR 508, DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009 HR 339, Digitial Television coupon Improvement Act S 300, TV Converter Box coupon Program Relief Act HR 3101, Ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st century HR 1319, Informed P2P User Act Tax on the advertising of Pharmaceuticals HR 3216, Local Television Freedom Act

Client expense: $7,450,000 · Firm income: Not reported

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, , all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes RUS rural broadband program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3014 - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3030 - To establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3125 - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3717 - Kelsey Smith Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm, all provisions relating to cable. - H Con Res 193 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to pass meaningful legislation to protect commercial and government data from data breaches, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3931 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the election to treat the cost of a qualified film or television production as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3979 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3994 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - To establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for \ other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 996 - A resolution expressing support for designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, all provisions relating to cable. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1490 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1694 - Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Extension Act of 2009 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1696 - Green Gaming Act of 2009 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of video game console energy efficiency, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1749 - Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1763 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1938 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - S Res 285 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of national cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and enhancing the state of cybersecurity in the United States, all provisions relating to cable. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - Rural Broadband Programs

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, , all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes RUS rural broadband program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3014 - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3030 - To establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3125 - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3717 - Kelsey Smith Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm, all provisions relating to cable. - H Con Res 193 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to pass meaningful legislation to protect commercial and government data from data breaches, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3931 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the election to treat the cost of a qualified film or television production as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3979 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3994 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - To establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for \ other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 996 - A resolution expressing support for designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, all provisions relating to cable. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1490 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1694 - Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Extension Act of 2009 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1696 - Green Gaming Act of 2009 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of video game console energy efficiency, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1749 - Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1763 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1938 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - S Res 285 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of national cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and enhancing the state of cybersecurity in the United States, all provisions relating to cable. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - Rural Broadband Programs

Legislation and issues relating to: Telecommunication Law, Regulatory Reform, Universal Service Fund Reform, Net Neutrality, and Broadband Deployment to Rural Areas; HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act; HR 3101 - 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act; HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009; American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 - S 788 - M-SPAM Act of 2009 - Issues related to the implementation of P.L. 111-16 and broadband grant programs administered by the Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals. - Satellite Home Viewer Act

S. 25, "Digital TV Transition Fairness Act" (Sanders) S. 34, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009" (DeMint) S. 43, "Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009" (Ensign) S. 62, A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine (Inhofe) S. 71, "Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009" (Schumer) S. 300, "TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act" (Gregg) S. 328, "DTV Delay Act" (Rockefeller) S. 352, A bill to postpone the DTV transition date (Rockefeller) S. 448, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" (Specter) S. 449, "Free Speech Protection Act of 2009" (Specter) S. 673, "Newspaper Revitalization Act" (Cardin) S. 771, A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive Television broadcast signals of their choice (Bennet) S. 889, "DTV Cliff Effect AssistanceAct of 2009" S. 1670, A bill to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals H.R. 245, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009" H.R. 299, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act" (Engel) H.R. 339, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act" (Platts) H.R. 390, "College Football Playoff Act of 2009" (Barton) H.R. 400, "Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act" (Dingell) H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations (Boren) H.R. 508, "DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009" (Braley) H.R. 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program (Barton) H.R. 681, "Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009" (Waxman) H.R. 927, "Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act" (Stupak) H.R. 1155, "Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009" (Eshoo) H.R. 1860, To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (Salazar) Content Regulation Issues, eg, Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence H.R. 2994, "Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act" H.R. 3019, to amend the NTIA Organization Act to imprive the process of reallocation of specturm from federal government uses to commercial uses." H.R. 3101, "Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009" H.R. 3570, to amend title 17 to reauthorize the satellite statutory license to conform the satellite and cable statutory licenses to all digital transmissions, and for other purposes. Broadcast Ownership Issues Cable A La Carte Issues Retransmission Consent Issues (Including Time Warner Cable - Fox Negotiations) Spectrum Issues Federal Shield Law Issues DTV Transition Issues Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Issues DirecTV-Liberty Media Transaction Communications Disability Access Issues Broadcast Localism Issues White Spaces Spectrum Issues SHVERA Reauthorization WWOR Broadcast License Broadcast Loudness Network Neutrality Future of Journalism Advanced Blocking Technology Enhanced Disclosure National Broadband Plan Selectable Output Control Waiver

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, , all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes RUS rural broadband program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3014 - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3030 - To establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3125 - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3717 - Kelsey Smith Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm, all provisions relating to cable. - H Con Res 193 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to pass meaningful legislation to protect commercial and government data from data breaches, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3931 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the election to treat the cost of a qualified film or television production as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3979 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3994 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - To establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for \ other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 996 - A resolution expressing support for designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, all provisions relating to cable. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1490 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1694 - Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Extension Act of 2009 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1696 - Green Gaming Act of 2009 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of video game console energy efficiency, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1749 - Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1763 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1938 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - S Res 285 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of national cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and enhancing the state of cybersecurity in the United States, all provisions relating to cable. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - Rural Broadband Programs

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, , all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2994 - To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes RUS rural broadband program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3014 - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3030 - To establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3125 - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3570 - To extend the statutory license for secondary transmissions under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3717 - Kelsey Smith Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require a provider of a commercial mobile service or an IP-enabled voice service to provide call location information concerning the user of such a service to law enforcement agencies in order to respond to a call for emergency services or in an emergency situation that involves the risk of death or serious physical harm, all provisions relating to cable. - H Con Res 193 - A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the need to pass meaningful legislation to protect commercial and government data from data breaches, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3924 - A bill to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from further regulating the Internet, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3931 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend for two years the election to treat the cost of a qualified film or television production as an expense which is not chargeable to a capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3979 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3994 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - To establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4053 - Healthy Kids Act - To establish the Office of Childhood Overweight and Obesity Prevention and Treatment within the Office of Public Health and Science of the Department of Health and Human Services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4059 - Online Age Verification and Child Safety Act - To enhance Internet safety and security and to prevent exploitation of children online through the use of technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 4167 - Federal Communications Commission Collaboration Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to authorize 3 or more Commissioners of the Federal Communications Commission to hold nonpublic collaborative discussions, and for \ other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 996 - A resolution expressing support for designation of September as National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, all provisions relating to cable. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1490 - A bill to prevent and mitigate identity theft, to ensure privacy, to provide notice of security breaches, and to enhance criminal penalties, law enforcement assistance, and other protections against security breaches, fraudulent access, and misuse of personally identifiable information, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1694 - Public Safety Interoperable Communications Grant Program Extension Act of 2009 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1696 - Green Gaming Act of 2009 - A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to conduct a study of video game console energy efficiency, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1749 - Cell Phone Contraband Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the possession or use of cell phones and similar wireless devices by Federal prisoners, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1763 - Protecting Americans from Drug Marketing Act - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction for advertising and promotional expenses for prescription pharmaceuticals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1938 - Distracted Driving Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to establish a program to reduce injuries and deaths caused by cellphone use and texting while driving, all provisions relating to cable. - S Res 285 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of national cybersecurity awareness month and raising awareness and enhancing the state of cybersecurity in the United States, all provisions relating to cable. - S 2764 - A bill to reauthorize the Satellite Home Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - Rural Broadband Programs

Legislation and issues relating to: Telecommunication Law, Regulatory Reform, Universal Service Fund Reform, and Broadband Deployment to Rural Areas; HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act; HR 3101 - 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act; HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - S 788 - M-SPAM Act of 2009 - Issues related to the implementation of P.L. 111-16 and broadband grant programs administered by the Department of Commerce and the Department of Agriculture - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals. - Satellite Home Viewer Act

S. 25, "Digital TV Transition Fairness Act" (Sanders) S. 34, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009" (DeMint) S. 43, "Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009" (Ensign) S. 62, A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine (Inhofe) S. 71, "Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009" (Schumer) S. 300, "TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act" (Gregg) S. 328, "DTV Delay Act" (Rockefeller) S. 352, A bill to postpone the DTV transition date (Rockefeller) S. 448, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" (Specter) S. 449, "Free Speech Protection Act of 2009" (Specter) S. 673, "Newspaper Revitalization Act" (Cardin) S. 771, A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive Television broadcast signals of their choice (Bennet) S. 889, "DTV Cliff Effect AssistanceAct of 2009" S. 1670, A bill to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals H.R. 245, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009" H.R. 299, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act" (Engel) H.R. 339, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act" (Platts) H.R. 390, "College Football Playoff Act of 2009" (Barton) H.R. 400, "Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act" (Dingell) H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations (Boren) H.R. 508, "DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009" (Braley) H.R. 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program (Barton) H.R. 681, "Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009" (Waxman) H.R. 927, "Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act" (Stupak) H.R. 1155, "Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009" (Eshoo) H.R. 1860, To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (Salazar) Content Regulation Issues, eg, Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence H.R. 2994, "Satellite Home Viewer Reauthorization Act" H.R. 3019, to amend the NTIA Organization Act to imprive the process of reallocation of specturm from federal government uses to commercial uses." H.R. 3101, "Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009" H.R. 3570, to amend title 17 to reauthorize the satellite statutory license to conform the satellite and cable statutory licenses to all digital transmissions, and for other purposes. Broadcast Ownership Issues Cable A La Carte Issues Retransmission Consent Issues Spectrum Issues Federal Shield Law Issues DTV Transition Issues Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Issues DirecTV-Liberty Media Transaction Communications Disability Access Issues Broadcast Localism Issues White Spaces Spectrum Issues SHVERA Reauthorization WWOR Broadcast License Broadcast Loudness Network Neutrality Future of Journalism Advanced Blocking Technology Enhanced Disclosure National Broadband Plan Selectable Output Control Waiver

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month." - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals. - HR 2917 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs. - H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes RUS rural broadband program. - HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. - HR 3014 - Small Business Health Information Technology Financing Act - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, and for other purposes. - telehealth - HR 3030 - Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2009 - To establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies. - telehealth - HR 3125 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety. - HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes. - S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals. - Satellite Home Viewer Act - Rural Broadband Programs

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month." - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals. - HR 2917 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs. - H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes RUS rural broadband program. - HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. - HR 3014 - Small Business Health Information Technology Financing Act - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, and for other purposes. - telehealth - HR 3030 - Fostering Independence Through Technology Act of 2009 - To establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies. - telehealth - HR 3125 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety. - HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes. - S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals. - Satellite Home Viewer Act - Rural Broadband Programs

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes RUS rural broadband program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3014 - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3030 - to establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3125 - to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals. - Satellite Home Viewer Act, all provisions relating to cable. - Rural Broadband Programs, all provisions relating to cable.

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2917 - A bill to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs, , all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 609 - A resolution providing for consideration of the bill (HR 2997) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending Sept. 30, 2010, and for other purposes RUS rural broadband program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3011 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3014 - to provide loan guarantees for the acquisition of health information technology by eligible professionals in solo and small group practices, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3030 - To establish pilot projects under the Medicare Program to provide incentives for home health agencies to utilize home monitoring and communications technologies, all provisions relating to telehealth and cable. - HR 3125 - To require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the NTIA and the FCC, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3126 - Consumer Financial Protection Agency Act of 2009 - To establish the Consumer Financial Protection Agency, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3170 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3348 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3458 - Internet Freedom Preservation Act of 2009 - to establish a national broadband policy, safeguard consumer rights, spur investment and innovation, and for related purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3498 - Statewide PTV Access Act of 2009 - to permit satellite carriers to retransmit the signals of certain noncommercial, educational broadcast stations outside their local markets, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3512- Capturing On-line Predators Act of 2009 - to prevent misrepresentation of their ages by on-line predators as a means for the enticement of children, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3630 - Adolescent Web Awareness Requires Education (AWARE) Act - To promote crime awareness and cybercrime prevention initiatives online safety, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3633 - A bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program established under the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to remain available until expended through fiscal year 2012, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 3646 - Broadband Affordability Act of 2009 - to establish a Lifeline Assistance Program for universal broadband adoption, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions relating to cable. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1291 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1406 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations RUS rural broadband programs, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1432 - Fiscal 2010 Financial Services Appropriations FCC appropriations, all provisions relating to cable. - S 1670 - Satellite Television Modernization Act of 2009 - to reform and modernize the limitations on exclusive rights relating to secondary transmissions of certain signals, all provisions relating to cable. - Satellite Home Viewer Act - Rural Broadband Programs

S. 25, "Digital TV Transition Fairness Act" (Sanders) S. 34, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009" (DeMint) S. 43, "Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009" (Ensign) S. 62, A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine (Inhofe) S. 71, "Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009" (Schumer) S. 300, "TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act" (Gregg) S. 328, "DTV Delay Act" (Rockefeller) S. 352, A bill to postpone the DTV transition date (Rockefeller) S. 448, "Free Flow of Information Act of 2009" (Specter) S. 449, "Free Speech Protection Act of 2009" (Specter) S. 673, "Newspaper Revitalization Act" (Cardin) S. 771, A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive Television broadcast signals of their choice (Bennet) H.R. 245, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009" H.R. 299, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act" (Engel) H.R. 339, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act" (Platts) H.R. 390, "College Football Playoff Act of 2009" (Barton) H.R. 400, "Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act" (Dingell) H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations (Boren) H.R. 508, "DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009" (Braley) H.R. 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program (Barton) H.R. 681, "Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009" (Waxman) H.R. 927, "Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act" (Stupak) H.R. 1155, "Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009" (Eshoo) H.R. 1860, To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice (Salazar) Content Regulation Issues, eg, Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence Broadcast Ownership Issues Cable A La Carte Issues Retransmission Consent Issues Spectrum Issues Federal Shield Law Issues DTV Transition Issues Direct-to-Consumer Drug Advertising Issues DirecTV-Liberty Media Transaction Communications Disability Access Issues Broadcast Localism Issues White Spaces Spectrum Issues SHVERA Reauthorization WWOR Broadcast License Broadcast Loudness

HR 985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 S 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 HR 299, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR 226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 34, Brodadcaster freedom Act of 2009 S 62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 25, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act HR 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act HR 1321, Heatlhy Americans Act S 391, Healthy Americans Act S 328, DTV Delay Act S 352, DTV Delay Act HR 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009 HR 508, DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009 HR 339, Digitial Television coupon Improvement Act S 300, TV Converter Box coupon Program Relief Act HR 3101, Ensure that individuals with disabilities have access to emerging Internet Protocol-based communication and video programming technologies in the 21st century HR 1319, Informed P2P User Act Tax on the advertising of Pharmaceuticals HR 3216, Local Television Freedom Act

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H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month." - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals. - HR 2917 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes. - S 1370 - Violence Against Children Act of 2009 - A bill to provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting crimes of violence against children Internet crimes. - Executive Office of the President regarding appointments and personnel. - U.S. Senate regarding nominations and confirmations. - Satellite Home Viewer Act - Rural Broadband Programs

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 2060 - Community College Technology Access Act - To provide grants to community colleges to improve the accessibility of computer labs and to provide information technology training for both students and members of the public seeking to improve their computer literacy and information technology skills. - HR 2135 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act. - HR 2166 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide universal service support to head start programs, and for other purposes. - HR 2175 - Families for ED Advertising Decency Act - To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction, and for other purposes. - HR 2182 - Enhanced Oversight of State and Local Economic Recovery Act - To amend the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 to provide for enhanced State and local oversight of activities conducted pursuant to such Act, and for other purposes broadband in the stimulus. - HR 2183 - A bill to improve public participation and overall decision-making at the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes. - HR 2203 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services. - HR 2357 - Same Number Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to facilitate number portability in order to increase consumer choice of voice service provider. - HR 2505 - Reaching Rural Veterans through Telehealth Act - To direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to carry out a pilot program to utilize tele-health platforms to assist in the treatment of veterans living in rural areas who suffer from post traumatic stress disorder or traumatic brain injury. - HR 2521 National Infrastructure Development Bank Act of 2009 - To facilitate efficient investments and financing of infrastructure projects and new job creation through the establishment of a National Infrastructure Development Bank, and for other purposes broadband infrastructure. - HR 2720 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account. - HR 2826 - Family Work Flexibility Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for the cost of teleworking equipment and expenses. - HR 2827 - DTV Transition Assistance Act - To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas. - H Res 547 - A resolution supporting the goals and ideals of "National Internet Safety Month." - HR 2867 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act - To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, and for other purposes. - HR 2902 - Broadband Internet Fairness Act - To authorize the Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with the Federal Communications Commission, to review volume usage service plans of major broadband Internet service providers to ensure that such plans are fairly based on cost. - HR 2903 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals. - HR 2917 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for advertising prescription drugs. - HR 2963 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives for improving small manufacturers' computer technology. - HR 2966 - Say No to Drug Ads Act - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny any deduction for direct-to- consumer advertisements of prescription drugs. - HR 2997 - Fiscal 2010 Agriculture Appropriations - Making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2010, and for other purposes rural broadband programs. - S 899 - DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009 - A bill to establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals. - S 920- Information Technology (IT) Investment Oversight Enhancement and Waste Prevention Act of 2009 - A bill to amend section 11317 of title 40, United States Code, to improve the transparency of the status of information technology investments, to require greater accountability for cost overruns on Federal information technology investment projects, to improve the processes agencies implement to manage information technology investments, to reward excellence in information technology acquisition, and for other purposes. - S 921- United States Information and Communications Enhancement (U.S. ICE) Act of 2009 - A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to recognize the interconnected nature of the Internet and agency networks, improve situational awareness of Government cyberspace, enhance information security of the Federal Government, unify policies, procedures, and guidelines for securing information systems and national security systems, establish security standards for Government purchased products and services, and for other purposes. - S 1029 - 21st Century Skills Incentive Fund Act - A bill to create a new incentive fund that will encourage States to adopt the 21st Century Skills Framework technology and education. - S 1047 - School and Family Education about the Internet (SAFE Internet) Act of 2009 - A bill to promote Internet safety education and cybercrime prevention initiatives, and for other purposes. - S 1192 - Mobile Wireless Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - A bill to restrict any State or local jurisdiction from imposing a new discriminatory tax on mobile wireless communications services, providers, or property. - S 1266 - Broadband Conduit Deployment Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of Transportation to require that broadband conduit be installed as part of certain highway construction projects, and for other purposes. - S 1370 - Violence Against Children Act of 2009 - A bill to provide enhanced Federal enforcement and assistance in preventing and prosecuting crimes of violence against children Internet crimes. - Executive Office of the President regarding appointments and personnel. - U.S. Senate regarding nominations and confirmations. - Satellite Home Viewer Act - Rural Broadband Programs

S.25, Digital TV Transition Fairness, all provisions. S.34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions S.300, TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act, all provisions. S.328, DTV Delay Act, all provisions. S.352, DTV Delay Act, all provisions. S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions. S.752, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.771, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. S.899, To establish an assistance program for the construction of digital TV translators to fill coverage gaps that are created from the transition from analog to digital signals, all provisions. S.con.res.14, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R.226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.245, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 299, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions related to bradcasters. H.R.339, Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions. H.R.363, United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State, all provisions. H.R.508, DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions. H.R. 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.1155, Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1826, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.1860, Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2056, Clean Money, Clean Elections Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R.2175, Families for ED Advertising Decency Act, all provisions. H.R.2827, To amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to provide for a coupon program for television antennas, all provisions. H.R.2867, To ensure access to basic broadcast television after the Digital Television Transition, all provisions. H.R.2903, DTV Cliff Effect Assistance Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.2994, To reauthorize the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004, all provisions. H.R.3101, Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2009, all provisions related to video programming over the Internet. H.con.res.49, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. MB 07-294, MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Promoting Diversificiation of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM 93-177- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-148- DTV Consumer Education Initiative CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 08-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MM 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service MB 07-42- Leased Commercial Access; MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Program Tying Arrangements. DA 07-1946- Waiver Requests by Clarity Media Systems, LLC to Operate CARS Stations at Flying J Truck Plazas

S. 25, "Digital TV Transition Fairness Act" S. 34, "Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009" S. 43, "Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009" S. 62, A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine S. 71, "Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009" S. 300, "TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act" S. 328, "DTV Delay Act" S. 352, A bill to postpone the DTV transition date S. 771, A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive Television broadcast signals of their choice H.R. 245, "Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009" H.R. 299, "National Digital Television Consumer Education Act" H.R. 339, "Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act" H.R. 390, "College Football Playoff Act of 2009" H.R. 400, "Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act" H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations H.R. 508, "DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009" H.R. 661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program H.R. 681, "Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009" H.R. 927, "Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act" H.R. 1155, "Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009" H.R. 1860, To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice Content Regulation Issues, eg, Broadcast Indecency and Television Violence Broadcast Ownership Issues Cable A La Carte Issues Retransmission Consent Issues Spectrum Issues DTV Transition Issues DirecTV-Liberty Media Transaction Communications Disability Access Issues Broadcast Localism Issues White Spaces Spectrum Issues

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - S 30 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, all provisions relating to cable. - S 34 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - S 43 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - S 47 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services, all provisions relating to cable. - S 62 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - S 71 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - S Res 25 - A resolution expressing support for designation of Jan. 28, 2009, as "National Data Privacy Day," all provisions relating to cable. - S 233 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the allowance of bonus depreciation and the increased expensing limitations permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - S 328 - DTV Delay Act, all provisions relating to cable. - S 348 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act, all provisions relating to cable. - S 352 - DTV Delay Act, all provisions relating to cable. - S 436 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 515 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - S 649 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act - A bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, all provisions relating to cable. - S 771 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice, all provisions relating to cable. - S 773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009 - A bill to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity defenses against disruption, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 788 - m-SPAM Act - A bill to prohibit unsolicited mobile text message spam, all provisions relating to cable.

H Res 25 Introduced by Green, G. (D-Texas) on January 7, 2009 A resolution expressing the support of the House of Representatives for the goals and ideals of National Internet Safety Month, all provisions relating to cable. - H Res 30 - A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that in order to continue aggressive growth in our nation's telecommunications and technology industries, the U.S. government should "get out of the way and stay out of the way," all provisions relating to cable. - HR 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 231 - A bill to require certain warning labels to be placed on video games that are given certain ratings due to violent content, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 245 - Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009 - To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the FCC to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 299 - National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 339 - Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 400 - Protecting Consumers through Proper Forbearance Procedures Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent the granting of regulatory forbearance by default, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 508 - DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 661 - A bill to provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 691 - Broadband Access Equality Act of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit against income tax for businesses furnishing broadband services to underserved and rural areas, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 760 - Advanced Broadband Infrastructure Bond Initiative of 2009 - To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an income tax credit to holders of bonds financing new advanced broadband infrastructure, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 780 - Student Internet Safety Act of 2009 - To amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to promote the safe use of the Internet by students, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 848 - Performance Rights Act - To provide parity in radio performance rights under title 17, United States Code, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 927 - Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to expand satellite carriage of local television signals, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1019 - State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2009 - To prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1076 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth (SAFETY) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1110 - Preventing Harassment through Outbound Number Enforcement (PHONE) Act of 2009 - To amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent caller ID spoofing, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1155 - Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009 - To mandate satellite carriage of qualified noncommercial educational television stations, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1258 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1260 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - To amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1319 - Informed P2P User Act - To prevent the inadvertent disclosure of information on a computer through the use of certain "peer-to-peer" file sharing software without first providing notice and obtaining consent from the owner or authorized user of the computer, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1560 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - To make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1819 - A bill to amend the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Act of 2005 to extend the interoperable emergency communications grant program through fiscal year 2012, all provisions relating to cable. - HR 1860 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - To provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice.- S 25 Introduced by Sanders (I-Vt.) on January 7, 2009 - Digital TV Transition Fairness Act, all provisions relating to cable. - S 30 - Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009 - A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit manipulation of caller identification information, all provisions relating to cable. - S 34 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - S 43 - Permanent Internet Tax Freedom Act of 2009 - A bill to make the moratorium on Internet access taxes and multiple and discriminatory taxes on electronic commerce permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - S 47 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communication services, all provisions relating to cable. - S 62 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine, all provisions relating to cable. - S 71 - Telephone Excise Tax Repeal Act of 2009 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the excise tax on telephone and other communications services, all provisions relating to cable. - S Res 25 - A resolution expressing support for designation of Jan. 28, 2009, as "National Data Privacy Day," all provisions relating to cable. - S 233 - A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the allowance of bonus depreciation and the increased expensing limitations permanent, all provisions relating to cable. - S 328 - DTV Delay Act, all provisions relating to cable. - S 348 - A bill to amend section 254 of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that funds received as universal service contributions and the universal service support programs established pursuant to that section are not subject to certain provisions of Title 31, United States Code, commonly known as the Antideficiency Act, all provisions relating to cable. - S 352 - DTV Delay Act, all provisions relating to cable. - S 436 - Internet Stopping Adults Facilitating the Exploitation of Today's Youth Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect youth from exploitation by adults using the Internet, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 515 - Patent Reform Act of 2009 - A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for patent reform, all provisions relating to cable. - S 649 - Radio Spectrum Inventory Act - A bill to require an inventory of radio spectrum bands managed by the National Telecommunications and Information Administration and the Federal Communications Commission, all provisions relating to cable. - S 771 - Four Corners Television Access Act of 2009 - A bill to provide certain counties with the ability to receive television broadcast signals of their choice, all provisions relating to cable. - S 773 - Cybersecurity Act of 2009 - A bill to ensure the continued free flow of commerce within the United States and with its global trading partners through secure cyber communications, to provide for the continued development and exploitation of the Internet and intranet communications for such purposes, to provide for the development of a cadre of information technology specialists to improve and maintain effective cybersecurity defenses against disruption, and for other purposes, all provisions relating to cable. - S 788 - m-SPAM Act - A bill to prohibit unsolicited mobile text message spam, all provisions relating to cable.

HR 985, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 S 448, Free Flow of Information Act of 2009 HR 299, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act HR 226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 34, Brodadcaster freedom Act of 2009 S 62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 S 25, Digital TV Transition Fairness Act HR 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act HR 1321, Heatlhy Americans Act S 391, Healthy Americans Act S 328, DTV Delay Act S 352, DTV Delay Act HR 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009 HR 508, DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009 HR 339, Digitial Television coupon Improvement Act S 300, TV Converter Box coupon Program Relief Act

Client expense: $4,540,000 · Firm income: Not reported

S.25, Digital TV Transition Fairness, all provisions. S.34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions S.300, TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act, all provisions. S.328, DTV Delay Act, all provisions. S.352, DTV Delay Act, all provisions. S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions. S.752, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.con.res.14, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R.226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.245, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 299, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions related to bradcasters. H.R.339, Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions. H.R.363, United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State, all provisions. H.R.508, DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions. H.R. 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.1155, Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1826, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.con.res.49, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices. CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. MB 07-294, MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; Promoting Diversificiation of Ownership in the Broadcasting Services. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM 93-177- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-148- DTV Consumer Education Initiative CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 08-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MB 07-57- Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to Sirius Satellite Satellite Radio Inc. MB 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service MB 07-42- Leased Commercial Access; MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Program Tying Arrangements. ET 04-186- Unlicensed Operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; ET 02-380- Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz Band.

S.25, Digital TV Transition Fairness, all provisions. S.34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. S.62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions S.300, TV Converter Box Coupon Program Relief Act, all provisions. S.328, DTV Delay Act, all provisions. S.352, DTV Delay Act, all provisions. S.592, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. S.649, Radio Spectrum Inventory Act, all provisions. S.752, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. S.con.res.14, A concurrent resolution supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. H.R.226, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.245, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 299, National Digital Television Consumer Education Act, all provisions related to bradcasters. H.R.339, Digital Television Coupon Improvement Act, all provisions. H.R.363, United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 505, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State, all provisions. H.R.508, DTV Converter Box Rebate Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.661, To provide additional coupons for the digital-to-analog converter box program and to expedite delivery of coupons under such program, all provisions. H.R. 681, Digital Television Transition Extension Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R. 927, Satellite Consumers' Right to Local Channels Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, all provisions. H.R.1147, Local Community Radio Act of 2009, all provisions. H.R.1155, Satellite Consumers' Access to Public Television Digital Programming Act of 2009, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.R. 1826, Fair Elections Now Act, all provisions related to broadcasters. H.con.res.49, Supporting the Local Radio Freedom Act, all provisions. MM 00-167- State of Childrens Television Programming. DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices. CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. MB 06-121, MB 02-277, MM 01-235, MM 01-317, MM 00-244 Ownership 2006 Quadrennial Regulatory Review Review of the Commissions Broadcast Ownership Rules and Other Rules Adopted Pursuant to Section 202 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996. MM 06-189 Annual Assessment of the Status of Competition in the Market for Delivery of Video Programming MB 05-317 Waiver of Digital Testing Pursuant to the Satellite Home Viewer Extension and Reauthorization Act of 2004 Complaints Regarding Various Television Broadcasts Between February 2, 2002 and March 8, 2005 MM 93-177- An Inquiry Into the Commission's Policies and Rules Regarding AM Radio Service Directional Antenna Performance Verification MB 07-172- Amendment of Service and Eligibility Rules for FM Translator Stations MB 05-171- Use of Video News Releases by Broadcast Licensees ET 04-186 and 02-380- Unlicensed operation in the TV Broadcast Bands; Additional Spectrum for Unlicensed Devices Below 900 MHz and in the 3 GHz band MB 07-91- Third Periodic Review of the Commission's Rules and Policies Affecting the Conversion to Digital TV MB 04-233- Broadcast Localism MB 07-198- Review of the Commission's Program Access Rules and Examination of Programming Tying Arrangements MB 07-147- DTV Consumer Education Initiative CS 98-82, Implementation of Section 11 of the Cable Television Consumer Protection and Competition Act of 1992; CS 96-85, Implementation of Cable Act Reform Provisions of the Telecommunications Act of 1996; MM 92-264, The Commission's Cable Horizontal and Vertical Ownership Limits and Attribution Rules; MM 94-150, Review of the Commission's Regulations Governing Attribution of Broadcast and Cable/MDS Interests; MM 92-51, Review of the Commission's Regulations and Policies Affecting Investment in the Broadcast Industry; MM 87-154, Reexamination of the Commission's Cross-Interest Policy MM 00-168- Standardized and Enhanced Disclosure Requirements for Television Broadcast License Pubic Interest Obligations MB 02-90- Sponsorship Identification Rules and Embedded Advertisting MB 08-187- Emergency Petition for Section 403 Inquiry of the PPM Coalition MB 07-57- Applications for Consent to the Transfer of Control of Licenses XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. to Sirius Satellite Satellite Radio Inc. MB 99-325- Digital Audio Broadcasting Systems and Their Impact on the Terrestrial Radio Broadcast Service