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HR 6474 114th Congress House

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

Introduced: December 7, 2016 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 7, 2016
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 Latest action December 7, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Republican 2
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Bilirakis, Gus M.
Florida · Dec 7, 2016
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Guthrie, Brett
Kentucky · Dec 7, 2016
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6474: To eliminate the daily newspaper cross-ownership rule of the Federal Communications Commission.. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6474/
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"H.R. 6474: To eliminate the daily newspaper cross-ownership rule of the Federal Communications Commission.." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6474/.
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H.R. 6474, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-6474/.
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