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HR 8154 116th Congress House

Broadcast Diversity in Leadership Act

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a broadcast incubator program to support the entry of new and diverse voices in the broadcasting i… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a broadcast incubator program to support the entry of new and diverse voices in the broadcasting industry by providing for an established broadcaster and an emerging broadcaster to enter into a qualifying incubation relationship.

Introduced: September 1, 2020 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesCompetition and antitrustFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Television and film
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 1, 2020
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Broadcast Diversity in Leadership Act

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to establish the Broadcast Incubator Program to provide a mechanism for an established broadcaster and an emerging broadcaster to enter into an incubation relationship that supports the entry of new and diverse voices in the broadcasting industry.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 8154: Broadcast Diversity in Leadership Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8154/
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"H.R. 8154: Broadcast Diversity in Leadership Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8154/.
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H.R. 8154, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-8154/.
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