H.R. 2682 · 116th Congress
Agricultural News and Rural Content Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Mike Rogers
- Introduced
- 2019-05-10
- Latest action
- 2019-05-13 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Summary
Agricultural News and Rural Content Act of 2019
This bill requires certain video programming distributors, such as cable providers, to use at least 1% of their channel capacity to transmit channels of programming that serve the needs and interests of rural areas. Among other requirements, distributors shall (1) use the same transmission technology used to transmit the majority of the high-definition channels they provide, and (2) include such channels in the most basic tier or package available.