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]
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.
Title
Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009
Sponsors
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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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.
SB62 (Same As) 2009-01-06 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Subjects
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Science, technology, communications
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Science, technology, communications
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/226/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr226/BILLS-111hr226ih.pdf |