# 115-hr-6416: Local Television Service and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2018

115-hr-6416, Local Television Service and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2018, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ); status Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-6416
- Congress: 115
- Title: Local Television Service and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2018
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
- Introduced: 2018-07-18
- Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] (R-NJ)
- Cosponsors: 8
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Local Television Service and Emergency Preparedness Act of 2018 This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission, upon the request of a very high frequency commercial television broadcast station that has relocated to an underserved state, to issue an order providing that the virtual major channel number of such station shall be considered to be the same as the radio frequency channel number of that station. The order shall apply to a station only if the licensee includes in the request a certification that such station will provide at least one hour daily of news, information, or public affairs programming focused on, or of general interest to, local audiences in the state to which the channel of such station has been reallocated. The order shall cease to apply if the licensee fails to initiate the programming within a 90-day period or fails to make the programming available to other television broadcast stations or through Internet streaming.

## Cosponsors (8)

- Rep. Payne, Donald M., Jr. [D-NJ-10] (D-NJ), 2018-07-18T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. MacArthur, Thomas [R-NJ-3] (R-NJ), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sires, Albio [D-NJ-8] (D-NJ), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] (D-NJ), 2018-07-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Gottheimer, Josh [D-NJ-5] (D-NJ), 2018-08-14T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] (R-NJ), 2018-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- FRANK LOBIONDO (R-NJ), 2018-08-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Norcross, Donald [D-NJ-1] (D-NJ), 2018-09-13T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

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- 115-hr-6855: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify and permanently extend the Medicare hospital wage index imputed rural floor.
- 115-hr-6626: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 413 Washington Avenue in Belleville, New Jersey, as the "Private Henry Svehla Post Off…
- 115-hr-6428: Frank Leone Post Office Act
- 115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018
- 115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act

## Sources
- [115-hr-6416 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/6416)

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- [115-hr-6855: To amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to codify and permanently exten…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6855)
- [115-hr-6626: To designate the facility of the United States Postal Service located at 413 Wa…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6626)
- [115-hr-6428: Frank Leone Post Office Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-6428)
- [115-hr-5141: United States-Israel Security Assistance Authorization Act of 2018](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5141)
- [115-hr-4732: National Law Enforcement Museum Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4732)
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