US Congress House Bill 1076 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: Engrossed on March 17 2011 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-03-17 - Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Prohibits federal funding to organizations incorporated for specified purposes related to: (1) broadcasting, transmitting, and programming over noncommercial educational radio broadcast stations, networks, and systems; (2) cooperating with foreign broadcasting systems and networks in international radio programming and broadcasting; (3) assisting and supporting such noncommercial educational radio broadcasting pursuant to the Public Broadcasting Act of 1967; (4) paying dues to such organizations; or (5) acquiring radio programs by or for the use of a radio broadcast station that is a public broadcast station as defined in the Communications Act of 1934. Revises the Public Broadcasting Fund allocation formula.

To prohibit Federal funding of National Public Radio and the use of Federal funds to acquire radio content.

Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]

2011-03-17 - House - On Passage (Y: 228 N: 192 NV: 12 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2011-03-17 - House - On Motion to Recommit with Instructions (Y: 184 N: 235 NV: 13 Abs: 0) [FAIL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2011-03-17	Senate	Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
2011-03-17	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2011-03-17	House	On passage Passed by recorded vote: 228 - 192, 1 Present (Roll no. 192). (text: CR H1953-1954)
2011-03-17	House	On motion to recommit with instructions Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 184 - 235 (Roll no. 191).
2011-03-17	House	The previous question on the motion to recommit with instructions was ordered without objection. (consideration: CR H1966)
2011-03-17	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with 10 minutes of debate on the Sutton motion to recommit with instructions. The instructions contained in the motion seek to report the bill back to the House with an amendment to prohibit the underlying legislation from limiting the eligibility of non-commercial educational radio programs from receiving Federal funds to broadcast or disseminate alerts issued by the AMBER Alert communications network regarding abducted children.
2011-03-17	House	Ms. Sutton moved to recommit with instructions to Energy and Commerce. (consideration: CR H1965-1967; text: CR H1965)
2011-03-17	House	The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule. (consideration: CR H1965)
2011-03-17	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1076.
2011-03-17	House	Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1076 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. Although the rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of order against any of the provisions in the bill. The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the bill is prophylactic in nature.
2011-03-17	House	Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 174. (consideration: CR H1953-1967)
2011-03-17	House	Rule H. Res. 174 passed House.
2011-03-16	House	Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 174 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 1076 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The resolution waives all points of order against consideration of the bill. Although the rule waives all points of order against consideration of the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of order. The waiver is prophylactic in nature. Although the rule waives all points of order against provisions in the bill, the Committee is not aware of any points of order against any of the provisions in the bill. The waiver of all points of order against provisions in the bill is prophylactic in nature.
2011-03-15	House	Subcommittee on Communications and Technology Discharged.
2011-03-15	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
2011-03-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

HR174 (Related) 2011-03-17 - Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
HB69 (Related) 2011-02-01 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/house-bill/1076/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1076/BILLS-112hr1076eh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr1076/BILLS-112hr1076ih.pdf
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011191
Roll Call	https://clerk.house.gov/Votes/2011192