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S. 2507: DTV Border Fix Act of 2008

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S. 2507: DTV Border Fix Act of 2008

110th Congress · introduced 2007-12-18 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2007-12-18 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

DTV Border Fix Act of 2008

Plain summary

DTV Border Fix Act of 2008 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to allow the renewal of a full-power analog television broadcasting license through February 17, 2013, for stations located within 50 miles of the U.S. border with Mexico, provided certain requirements are met, including that the renewal does not: (1) prevent the auction of recovered spectrum; (2) encumber or interfere with any channel reserved for public safety use; and (3) prevent the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from considering or granting a request for waiver submitted for public safety service prior to enactment of this Act. Requires the FCC, if mutually exclusive applications are submitted to use a channel under the amendments made by this Act, to award the authority to use the channel through competitive bidding under existing procedures. Prohibits the FCC from extending or renewing a full-power television broadcast license that authorizes analog service on or after February 17, 2013.

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Official text

DTV Border Fix Act of 2008

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Passed Senate amended)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] · 4 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 2507, DTV Border Fix Act of 2008 (2008-06-13); CBO cost estimate: S. 2507, DTV Border Fix Act of 2008 (2008-06-13)

Cosponsors on this site

John Cornyn (R-TX)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong110-s2507 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110