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Among the dozen items the Senate Commerce Committee...

Among the dozen items the Senate Commerce Committee will consider at its Wednesday executive session are the Satellite Television Access and Viewer Rights Act (S-2799), as long expected (CD Aug 22 p10), and the E-Label Act (S-2583), said an agenda…

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that Commerce released Friday. The House unanimously passed the E-Label Act last week, much to industry satisfaction. “By granting device manufacturers the ability to use eLabels, the legislation eases the technical and logistical burdens on manufacturers and improves consumer access to important device information,” said Telecommunications Industry Association President Grant Seiffert in a statement after the House passage. Senate Commerce Committee Chairman Jay Rockefeller, D-W.Va., is one of the backers of the Senate version of the E-label bill. The session is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. in 253 Russell.