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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Satellite Access to Local Stations Act

H.R. 4449Introduced Aug 6, 1998Policy area: Commerce
Sponsor: Rep. Richard Burr R-NC
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Where it went

Latest action: Aug 12, 1998 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

54 cosponsors — 35 Republicans, 18 Democrats, 1 independent

19 of 54 cosponsors (35%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Cass Ballenger (R-NC), Charles Bass (R-NH), Sanford Bishop (D-GA), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Tom Campbell (R-CA), Saxby Chambliss (R-GA), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom Coburn (R-OK), Thomas Davis (R-VA), Nathan Deal (R-GA), Jay Dickey (R-AR), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Gil Gutknecht (R-MN), Tony Hall (D-OH), Doc Hastings (R-WA), W. Hefner (D-NC), Ruben Hinojosa (D-TX), Tim Holden (D-PA), Asa Hutchinson (R-AR), Jay Johnson (D-WI), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ron Klink (D-PA), Nick Lampson (D-TX), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Donald Manzullo (R-IL), Scott McInnis (R-CO), Jack Metcalf (R-WA), George Miller (D-CA) and 24 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Richard Burr.

Sponsor’s state and district

North Carolina in Congress · NC-5 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.