HR 6474 · 114th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications

To eliminate the daily newspaper cross-ownership rule of the Federal Communications Commission.

Introduced 2016-12-07· Sponsored by Rep. Walden, Greg [R-OR-2]· House

Bill Progress

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Committee
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.(2016-12-07)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] This bill eliminates the Federal Communications Commission's broadcast/newspaper cross-ownership ban, which prohibits a single entity, or parties under common control, from owning a daily newspaper and a full-power commercial broadcast station (AM, FM, or television) in the same market.…

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Cosponsors (7)

3 Democrats4 Republicans