http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills info@washingtonwatch.com http://www.pjdoland.com/chai/?v=0.1 http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_5696.html?rev=22882 <p>H.R. 5696 would make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.</p> <h2 id="toc0"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to extend through FY2012 the requirement for the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce to make payments from the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Fund to implement a program to reimburse each licensee of an eligible low-power television station for equipment to upgrade low-power television stations from analog to digital in eligible rural communities.</p> <p>Requires such reimbursements to be issued to eligible stations on or after February 18, 2009 (currently, no earlier than FY2010).&lt;br&gt;</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc1"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/4/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc2"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc3"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 22882@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Tue, 29 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_5696.html?rev=22321 <p>H.R. 5696 would make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.</p> <h2 id="toc4"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>Amends the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005 to extend through FY2012 the requirement for the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information of the Department of Commerce to make payments from the Digital Television Transition and Public Safety Fund to implement a program to reimburse each licensee of an eligible low-power television station for equipment to upgrade low-power television stations from analog to digital in eligible rural communities.</p> <p>Requires such reimbursements to be issued to eligible stations on or after February 18, 2009 (currently, no earlier than FY2010).&lt;br&gt;</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc5"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/3/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc6"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc7"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 22321@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 18 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_5696.html?rev=21353 <p>H.R. 5696 would make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.</p> <h2 id="toc8"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc9"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to update the status of the bill!)</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc10"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc11"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 21353@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/history/110_HR_5696.html?rev=21354 <p>H.R. 5696 would make a technical correction to section 3009 of the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005.</p> <h2 id="toc12"> Detailed Summary </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to provide a detailed summary of the bill!)</p> <!--Leave in the 'summary' tags if you want the latest summary from the Congressional Research Service automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc13"> Status of the Legislation </h2> <p>Latest Major Action: 4/3/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.</p> <!-- Leave in the 'status' tags if you want the latest reported status from THOMAS automatically to replace the text between the tags once it becomes available. --> <h2 id="toc14"> Points in Favor </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> <h2 id="toc15"> Points Against </h2> <p>(Log in to edit the wiki and be the first to show why the bill should not pass!)<br /> <!-- First editor: Go ahead and take out the sentence in parentheses, and this notice! --> </p> 21354@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5696.html 4/4/2008: Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. 35104@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Fri, 04 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT http://www.washingtonwatch.com/bills/show/110_HR_5696.html 4/3/2008: Referred to House committee. Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 34261@http://www.washingtonwatch.com Thu, 03 Apr 2008 00:00:00 EDT