S. 1182: A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.

114th Congress · introduced 2015-05-04 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: By Senator Thune from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report under authority of the order of the Senate of 12/10/2016. Report No. 114-426. Minority views filed.

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Where it came from: introduced 2015-05-04 · official record
Who proposed it: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) (Sec. 1) This bill exempts broadcast television stations from the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC's) amended joint sales agreement (JSA) rules if the stations were parties to a JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment adopted by the FCC on March 31, 2014. Under the FCC's amended rule, a television station that sells more than 15% of the weekly advertising time of another station in the same market is attributed an ownership interest subject to ownership limitations. The bill exempts stations from being considered in violation of such ownership limitations by reason of the amended rule if they were a party to an existing JSA that was in effect on the effective date of the amendment.

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Official text

A bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Blunt, Roy [R-MO] · 9 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 1182, a bill to exempt application of JSA attribution rule in case of existing agreements (2015-07-24)

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Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Tim Scott (R-SC), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL), Ron Johnson (R-WI), Roger F. Wicker (R-MS), Kirsten E. Gillibrand (D-NY)

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Bill: A proposed law. It becomes law only if it passes the legislature and is signed by the president or governor (or a veto is overridden).
Exemption: A rule that removes certain people, property or activities from a tax or requirement.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to Senate without amendment)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-114s1182.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/114/s>

Record fed-us-cong114-s1182 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong114 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong114