Latest I've seen is that it's still in conference, the Senate and House have both presented proposed legistlation to the committee, with the House version looking better for DBS than the Senate version. There's a story at:

[Link: skyreport.com]

I'd also suggest checking out http://www.dbsdish.com/ . They have forums, some dedicated to this very issue, links to various news stories, etc. It's a cool site.

And !!!PLEASE!!! write your senators and representative ASAP!