Reps. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, and Gene Green, D-Texas,...

Reps. Bob Latta, R-Ohio, and Gene Green, D-Texas, urged Senate Commerce Committee leaders to retain in the Senate version of the Satellite Television Extension and Localism Act reauthorization legislation the House language on the set-top box integration ban. In a letter sent Friday, they asked the Senate to swiftly approve the House legislation (HR-4572), which the House passed last week (CD July 23 p1). Latta and Green authored the integration provision that became part of the House STELA bill. The Senate Commerce Committee is expected to unveil STELA reauthorization legislation in September.