HR 226
111th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative law and regulatory procedures
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009
Introduced: January 7, 2009
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 14, 2009
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
Jan 7, 2009
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 7, 2009
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding any other provision of any Act, from having the authority to require broadcasters to present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance, commonly referred to as the Fairness Doctrine.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
Committees of jurisdiction
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