H.R. 3426 · 116th Congress
Television Freedom at Our Nation’s Airports Act of 2019
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Steve King
- Introduced
- 2019-06-21
- Latest action
- 2019-06-24 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Aviation.
Summary
Television Freedom at Our Nation's Airports Act of 2019
This bill revises conditions for the approval of airport improvement grants based on airport owners or operators making certain assurances about airport operations.
Specifically, the bill
prohibits airport owners or operators from entering into any agreement in which the content on airport television equipment is controlled by a broadcast or cable television news network, and prevents television equipment in an airport from being owned exclusively by any specific network.