H.R. 3478: Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2017

115th Congress · introduced 2017-07-27 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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Where it came from: introduced 2017-07-27 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · what a sponsor is
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Official title

Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2017

Plain summary

Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2017 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to amend the National Television Multiple Ownership Rule to eliminate the UHF discount by increasing from 50% to 100% the number of attributed television households in an ultrahigh frequency (UHF) television station's designated market area. (The number of attributed television households in a UHF television station's designated area is used to calculate the total number of television households an entity with a cognizable interest in more than one television station reaches nationally. A broadcast license cannot be granted or transferred if such license would result in the total number of television households reached nationally by an entity exceeds 39%.) This change in the National Television Multiple Ownership Rule does not apply to an entity that had a national television audience exceeding 39% prior to September 26, 2013, if such an entity exceeds the limit only because of the increased number of television households attributed to the entity's UHF television stations.

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Official text

Local and Independent Television Protection Act of 2017

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Sponsor: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] · 20 cosponsors

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Ro Khanna (D-CA), Jamie Raskin (D-MD), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Donald S. Beyer, Jr. (D-VA), Mark DeSaulnier (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Adam Smith (D-WA), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), John Garamendi (D-CA)

Sponsor's campaign money: Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] reported raising $1.2 million (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-115hr3478.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/115/hr>

Record fed-us-cong115-hr3478 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong115 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong115