Bill Title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to extend the time period for filing petitions to deny, oppositions, and comments in the proceeding relating to the proposed merger of Comcast and NBC Universal.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 58-1)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2010-04-14 - Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. [HB5020 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Representative Bill Delahunt [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-10	OpenSecrets	N/A	N/A	VoteSmart	BioGuide
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Representative Laura Richardson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-37	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
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Representative Loretta Sanchez [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-46	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
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Representative Jesse Jackson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-2	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Michael Honda [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-CA-17	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Emanuel Cleaver [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-5	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Lacy Clay [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MO-1	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Yvette Clarke [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-9	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
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Representative Henry Johnson [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-GA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Nydia Velazquez [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Edolphus Towns [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-10	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Charles Rangel [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-NY-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative John Conyers [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MI-13	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
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Representative Artur Davis [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-AL-7	OpenSecrets	N/A	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
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Representative Lloyd Doggett [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-TX-37	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
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Representative Danny Davis [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-IL-7	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide
Representative Barney Frank [D]	Sponsor	Sponsored Bills	HD-MA-4	OpenSecrets	FollowTheMoney	Ballotpedia	VoteSmart	BioGuide

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