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HJRES 72 108th Congress House

Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.

Introduced: March 9, 2004 See on congress.gov
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Oct 27, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Oct 16, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Oct 16, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action October 27, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission and received by Congress on July 10, 2003, relating to broadcast media ownership.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SJRES 17 Identical bill A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast m…
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Democratic 9 Independent 1
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Larsen, Rick
Washington · May 20, 2004
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Apr 22, 2004
HOEFFEL, JOSEPH
· Mar 17, 2004
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Mar 17, 2004
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Mar 9, 2004
Ballance, Frank
· Feb 26, 2004
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· Feb 26, 2004
 D
Case, Ed
Hawaii · Feb 26, 2004
HILL, BARON
· Feb 26, 2004
 D
McCollum, Betty
Minnesota · Feb 26, 2004
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Feb 26, 2004
 D
Smith, Adam
Washington · Feb 26, 2004
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Oct 16, 2003
 I
Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Oct 16, 2003
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 72: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-72/
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"H.J. Res. 72: Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-72/.
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H.J. Res. 72, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HJRES-72/.
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