Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow independent, non-government television cameras to broadcast House floor proceedings.

Bill: 114-hres-804
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Bera, Ami [D-CA-7]
Introduced: 2016-07-05
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure

Television and film
Latest action: action_date: 2016-07-05
text: Referred to the House Committee on Rules.

Summaries:
action_date: 2016-07-05
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>Amends the Rules of the House of Representatives to permit certain television and radio broadcasting stations, networks, services, and systems (including cable systems) and their correspondents to record and broadcast live coverage of the House whenever a House Member is present on the floor. </p>

tv_txt: IV 114th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 804 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 5, 2016 Mr. Bera (for himself, Mr. Quigley , Mr. Peters , Mrs. Lawrence , Mrs. Watson Coleman , and Ms. Lee ) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Rules RESOLUTION Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow independent, non-government television cameras to broadcast House floor proceedings.

That clause 2(b) of rule V of the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: and shall be permitted to record and broadcast at any time a Member is present on the floor. .