US HB226 | 2009-2010 | 111th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 178-6)
Status: Introduced on January 7 2009 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2009-01-14 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding any other provision of any Act, from having the authority to require broadcasters to present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance, commonly referred to as the Fairness Doctrine.

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Title

Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009

Sponsors

Rep. Robert Aderholt [R-AL]Rep. Todd Akin [R-MO]Rep. Rodney Alexander [R-LA]Rep. Jason Altmire [D-PA]
Rep. Michael Arcuri [D-NY]Rep. Steve Austria [R-OH]Rep. Michele Bachmann [R-MN]Rep. Spencer Bachus [R-AL]
Rep. Gresham Barrett [R-SC]Rep. Roscoe Bartlett [R-MD]Rep. Joe Barton [R-TX]Rep. Judy Biggert [R-IL]
Rep. Brian Bilbray [R-CA]Rep. Gus Bilirakis [R-FL]Rep. Rob Bishop [R-UT]Sen. Marsha Blackburn [R-TN]
Sen. Roy Blunt [R-MO]Rep. John Boehner [R-OH]Rep. Jo Bonner [R-AL]Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R-CA]
Sen. John Boozman [R-AR]Rep. Charles Boustany [R-LA]Rep. Kevin Brady [R-TX]Rep. Paul Broun [R-GA]
Rep. Henry Brown [R-SC]Rep. Ginny Brown-Waite [R-FL]Rep. Vern Buchanan [R-FL]Rep. Michael Burgess [R-TX]
Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]Rep. Steve Buyer [R-IN]Rep. Ken Calvert [R-CA]Rep. Dave Camp [R-MI]
Rep. John Campbell [R-CA]Rep. Eric Cantor [R-VA]Rep. Anh Cao [R-LA]Sen. Shelley Capito [R-WV]
Rep. John Carter [R-TX]Sen. Bill Cassidy [R-LA]Rep. Michael Castle [R-DE]Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT]
Rep. Howard Coble [R-NC]Rep. Mike Coffman [R-CO]Rep. Tom Cole [R-OK]Rep. Michael Conaway [R-TX]
Rep. Ander Crenshaw [R-FL]Rep. John Culberson [R-TX]Rep. Geoff Davis [R-KY]Rep. Lincoln Davis [D-TN]
Rep. Nathan Deal [R-GA]Rep. Charles Dent [R-PA]Rep. Lincoln Diaz-Balart [R-FL]Rep. Mario Diaz-Balart [R-FL]
Rep. David Dreier [R-CA]Rep. John Duncan [R-TN]Rep. Vernon Ehlers [R-MI]Rep. Jo Emerson [R-MO]
Rep. Mary Fallin [R-OK]Sen. Jeff Flake [R-AZ]Rep. John Fleming [R-LA]Rep. Randy Forbes [R-VA]
Rep. Jeff Fortenberry [R-NE]Rep. Virginia Foxx [R-NC]Rep. Trent Franks [R-AZ]Rep. Rodney Frelinghuysen [R-NJ]
Rep. Elton Gallegly [R-CA]Rep. Scott Garrett [R-NJ]Rep. Jim Gerlach [R-PA]Rep. Phil Gingrey [R-GA]
Rep. Louie Gohmert [R-TX]Rep. Bob Goodlatte [R-VA]Rep. Kay Granger [R-TX]Rep. Sam Graves [R-MO]
Rep. Brett Guthrie [R-KY]Rep. Ralph Hall [R-TX]Rep. Gregg Harper [R-MS]Rep. Doc Hastings [R-WA]
Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]Rep. Jeb Hensarling [R-TX]Rep. Wally Herger [R-CA]Rep. Peter Hoekstra [R-MI]
Rep. Duncan Hunter [R-CA]Rep. Bob Inglis [R-SC]Rep. Darrell Issa [R-CA]Rep. Lynn Jenkins [R-KS]
Rep. Sam Johnson [R-TX]Rep. Timothy Johnson [R-IL]Rep. Walter Jones [R-NC]Rep. Jim Jordan [R-OH]
Rep. Peter King [R-NY]Rep. Steve King [R-IA]Rep. Jack Kingston [R-GA]Sen. Mark Kirk [R-IL]
Rep. John Kline [R-MN]Rep. Doug Lamborn [R-CO]Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ]Rep. Tom Latham [R-IA]
Rep. Steven LaTourette [R-OH]Rep. Robert Latta [R-OH]Rep. Christopher Lee [R-NY]Rep. Jerry Lewis [R-CA]
Rep. John Linder [R-GA]Rep. Frank LoBiondo [R-NJ]Rep. Frank Lucas [R-OK]Rep. Blaine Luetkemeyer [R-MO]
Sen. Cynthia Lummis [R-WY]Rep. Daniel Lungren [R-CA]Rep. Connie Mack [R-FL]Rep. Donald Manzullo [R-IL]
Rep. Kenny Marchant [R-TX]Rep. Kevin McCarthy [R-CA]Rep. Michael McCaul [R-TX]Rep. Tom McClintock [R-CA]
Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]Rep. Patrick McHenry [R-NC]Rep. John McHugh [R-NY]Rep. Mike McIntyre [D-NC]
Rep. Howard McKeon [R-CA]Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]Rep. John Mica [R-FL]Rep. Candice Miller [R-MI]
Rep. Gary Miller [R-CA]Rep. Jeff Miller [R-FL]Sen. Jerry Moran [R-KS]Rep. Tim Murphy [R-PA]
Rep. Sue Myrick [R-NC]Rep. Randy Neugebauer [R-TX]Rep. Devin Nunes [R-CA]Rep. Pete Olson [R-TX]
Rep. Ron Paul [R-TX]Rep. Erik Paulsen [R-MN]Rep. Mike Pence [R-IN]Rep. Thomas Petri [R-WI]
Rep. Joseph Pitts [R-PA]Rep. Todd Platts [R-PA]Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]Rep. Jared Polis [D-CO]
Rep. Bill Posey [R-FL]Rep. Tom Price [R-GA]Rep. Adam Putnam [R-FL]Rep. George Radanovich [R-CA]
Rep. Denny Rehberg [R-MT]Rep. David Reichert [R-WA]Rep. David Roe [R-TN]Rep. Harold Rogers [R-KY]
Rep. Mike D. Rogers [R-AL]Rep. Mike J. Rogers [R-MI]Rep. Dana Rohrabacher [R-CA]Rep. Thomas Rooney [R-FL]
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]Rep. Peter Roskam [R-IL]Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]Rep. Paul Ryan [R-WI]
Rep. Steve Scalise [R-LA]Rep. Jean Schmidt [R-OH]Rep. Aaron Schock [R-IL]Rep. James Sensenbrenner [R-WI]
Rep. Pete Sessions [R-TX]Rep. John Shadegg [R-AZ]Rep. John Shimkus [R-IL]Rep. Bill Shuster [R-PA]
Rep. Michael Simpson [R-ID]Rep. Adrian Smith [R-NE]Rep. Christopher Smith [R-NJ]Rep. Lamar Smith [R-TX]
Rep. Mark Souder [R-IN]Rep. Cliff Stearns [R-FL]Rep. John Sullivan [R-OK]Rep. Lee Terry [R-NE]
Rep. Glenn Thompson [R-PA]Rep. Mac Thornberry [R-TX]Rep. Todd Tiahrt [R-KS]Rep. Patrick Tiberi [R-OH]
Rep. Michael Turner [R-OH]Rep. Fred Upton [R-MI]Rep. Greg Walden [R-OR]Rep. Zach Wamp [R-TN]
Rep. Lynn Westmoreland [R-GA]Rep. Ed Whitfield [R-KY]Rep. Joe Wilson [R-SC]Rep. Robert Wittman [R-VA]
Rep. Frank Wolf [R-VA]Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY]Rep. C.W. Young [R-FL]Rep. Don Young [R-AK]

History

DateChamberAction
2009-01-14 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
2009-01-07 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Same As/Similar To

SB34 (Same As) 2009-01-07 - Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 12.
SB62 (Same As) 2009-01-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

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