Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act

Bill: 110-s-3663
Sponsor: Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV]
Introduced: 2008-10-01 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Commerce
Consumer education
Emergency Management
Emergency communication systems
Television broadcasting

Summary:
action_date: 2008-10-01
text: 
Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding any other provision of law, to develop and implement a program to encourage and permit, to the extent technically feasible, the continued broadcasting in the analog television service of specified public safety information and digital television transition information for 30 days after the transition.

action_date: 2008-12-23
text: 
Short-term Analog Flash and Emergency Readiness Act - Requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding any other provision of law, to develop and implement a program to encourage and permit, to the extent technically feasible, the continued broadcasting in the analog television service of specified public safety information and digital television transition information for 30 days after the transition.
 
Requires the FCC, in designing the program, to consider certain factors, including: (1) taking into account market-by-market needs; (2) avoiding digital signal interference; and (3) already-adopted transition and coordination plans.
 
Prohibits: (1) analog broadcasting on any spectrum that is approved or pending approval for public safety radio services; and (2) including the analog spectrum between channels 52 and 69 reclaimed from analog television broadcasting.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2008-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 110-459.
action_date: 2008-12-23
text: Became Public Law No: 110-459.
action_date: 2008-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-12-23
text: Signed by President.
action_date: 2008-12-12
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-12-12
text: Presented to President.
action_date: 2008-12-10
text: Cleared for White House.
action_date: 2008-12-10
text: Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
action_date: 2008-12-10
text: On passage Passed without objection. (text: CR H10943-10944)
action_date: 2008-12-10
text: Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.(text: CR H10943-10944)
action_date: 2008-12-10
text: Considered by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR H10943-10944)
action_date: 2008-12-10
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2008-12-10
text: Committee on Energy and Commerce discharged.
action_date: 2008-12-10
text: Mrs. Capps asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
action_date: 2008-12-09
text: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
action_date: 2008-12-09
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2008-11-24
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2008-11-20
text: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-11-20
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-11-20
text: Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S10769-10771)
action_date: 2008-11-20
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-11-20
text: Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation discharged by Unanimous Consent.
action_date: 2008-10-01
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2008-10-01
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10324-10325)
action_date: 2008-10-01
text: Introduced in Senate

Enacted as: number: 110-459