A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.

Bill: 114-s-1182
Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO]
Introduced: 2015-05-04 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Marketing and advertising

Summary:
action_date: 2015-05-04
text: 
This bill exempts broadcast television stations from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) amended joint sales agreement (JSA) rules if the stations were parties to a JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment adopted by the FCC on March 31, 2014. 
 
Under the FCC's amended rule, a television station that sells more than 15% of the weekly advertising time of another station in the same market is attributed an ownership interest subject to ownership limitations. The bill exempts stations from being considered in violation of such ownership limitations by reason of the amended rule if they were a party to an existing JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment.

action_date: 2016-12-07
text: 
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
 
(Sec. 1) This bill exempts broadcast television stations from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) amended joint sales agreement (JSA) rules if the stations were parties to a JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment adopted by the FCC on March 31, 2014. 
 
Under the FCC's amended rule, a television station that sells more than 15% of the weekly advertising time of another station in the same market is attributed an ownership interest subject to ownership limitations. The bill exempts stations from being considered in violation of such ownership limitations by reason of the amended rule if they were a party to an existing JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-426. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2016-12-20
text: By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-426. Minority views filed.
action_date: 2016-12-07
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 714.
action_date: 2016-12-07
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2016-12-07
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Thune without amendment. Without written report.
action_date: 2015-06-25
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2015-05-04
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
action_date: 2015-05-04
text: Introduced in Senate