Directing the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to conduct a study and issue a report about ways to increase the accessability of live broadcasts of floor proceedings of the House of Representatives to individuals without cable or satellite television, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hres-306
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Brownley, Julia [D-CA-26]
Introduced: 2023-04-19
Policy area: Congress
Subjects: Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

Government studies and investigations

House of Representatives

Legislative rules and procedure

U.S. Capitol
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-12
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Modernization.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-04-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p>This resolution requires a study on how to increase the accessibility of live broadcasts of House floor proceedings for those without cable or satellite television, including through the use of streaming services and software applications.</p>

tv_txt: IV 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 306 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES April 19, 2023 Ms. Brownley submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on House Administration RESOLUTION Directing the Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives to conduct a study and issue a report about ways to increase the accessability of live broadcasts of floor proceedings of the House of Representatives to individuals without cable or satellite television, and for other purposes.

1. Study to identify options for accessible streaming of floor proceedings of the House of Representatives (a) Study The Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives shall conduct a study on how to increase the accessibility of live broadcasts of floor proceedings of the House of Representatives to individuals without cable or satellite television service, that— (1) identifies ways an individual without cable or satellite television service can watch or stream a live broadcast of floor proceedings of the House of Representatives, including— (A) a list of covered providers and which streaming platforms (if any) that the live broadcast of floor proceedings of the House of Representatives offered by each covered provider is available through; and (B) a list of covered providers with a software application and which smart television platforms (if any) the software application is compatible with; and (2) identifies and assesses ways that a private sector entity, a public sector broadcasting service, or a partnership between public and private sector entities could create or expand broadcast services to allow more individuals to watch live floor proceedings of the House of Representatives, especially individuals who do not have cable or satellite television service and individuals who use a smart television. (b) Report Not later than 6 months after the date of the adoption of this resolution, the Chief Administrative Officer shall submit to the Committee on House Administration of the House of Representatives, and make available to the public, a report that details the findings of the study described in subsection (a). (c) Covered provider defined In this section, the term covered provider means an entity that provides a live broadcast of floor proceedings of the House of Representatives to viewers.