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HR 3027 108th Congress House

National Minority Media Opportunities Act

Official title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to report to Congress regarding the ownership and control of broadcast stations used to serve language minorities, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 25, 2003 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative remediesAlaskaAsian American ethnic groupsCommerce
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CompetitionCongressCongressional reporting requirementsEconomic concentrationFederal Communications CommissionGovernment Operations and PoliticsHispanic AmericansIndependent regulatory commissionsIndigenous peoplesLanguage and languagesLawLicensesMinoritiesNative AmericansRadio broadcastingRadio programsRadio stationsTelevision broadcastingTelevision programsTelevision stations
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 Everywhere this bill has been 4 steps
Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 23, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Sep 5, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 5, 2003
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1728)
Sep 5, 2003
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 23, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

National Minority Media Opportunities Act - Amends the Telecommunications Authorization Act of 1992 to require Federal Communications Commission (FCC) review of the assignment or transfer of a broadcast license used primarily to serve a language minority (persons of American Indian, Asian American, Alaskan Native, or Spanish heritage).

Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to require the FCC, after notice and comment, to report to Congress regarding the ownership and control of broadcast stations (including AM, FM, and television) used to serve language minorities.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1563 Identical bill National Minority Media Opportunities Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Sep 25, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3027: National Minority Media Opportunities Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3027/
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"H.R. 3027: National Minority Media Opportunities Act." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3027/.
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H.R. 3027, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HR-3027/.
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