US SB1601 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on May 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-05-12 - 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]
Status: Introduced on May 12 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-05-12 - 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]
Summary
A bill to establish the Future of Local News Committee to examine and report on the role of local news gathering in sustaining democracy in the United States and the factors contributing to the demise of local journalism, and to propose policies and mechanisms that could reinvigorate local news to meet the critical information needs of the people of the United States in the 21st century.
Title
Future of Local News Act of 2021
Sponsors
Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2021-05-12 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Same As/Similar To
HB3169 (Related) 2021-05-13 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/1601/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/s1601/BILLS-117s1601is.pdf |