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H.R. 4871 117th Congress House

Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2021

Official title: To direct the Federal Communications Commission to take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 28, 2022 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications
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Aug 2, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Jul 30, 2021
Referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
Jul 30, 2021
Introduced in House
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 Latest action August 2, 2021

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2021

This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry and establishes a related tax incentive.

Specifically, the bill requires the FCC to report to Congress regarding (1) recommendations for increasing the total number of broadcast stations that are owned or controlled by members of minority groups or women, (2) the total number of broadcast stations that are owned or controlled by members of minority groups or women, and (3) whether there is a nexus between diversity of ownership or control of broadcast stations and the diversity of the viewpoints expressed on the stations.

In addition, the bill allows companies engaged in the qualifying sale of a broadcast station to receive favorable tax treatment by electing nonrecognition of the gain or loss resulting from the sale. To qualify for this treatment, the sale must result in or preserve ownership and control of a broadcast station by socially disadvantaged individuals.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 40
All 40 Democratic 29
D
Auchincloss, Jake
Massachusetts · Mar 31, 2022
Bourdeaux, Carolyn
· Mar 31, 2022
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Mar 31, 2022
 D
Courtney, Joe
Connecticut · Mar 31, 2022
 D
Trahan, Lori
Massachusetts · Mar 7, 2022
 D
Lieu, Ted
California · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Neguse, Joe
Colorado · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Ross, Deborah K.
North Carolina · Mar 3, 2022
 D
Blunt Rochester, Lisa
Delaware · Feb 28, 2022
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Carson, André
Indiana · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Meng, Grace
New York · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Omar, Ilhan
Minnesota · Feb 28, 2022
 D
Scott, David
Georgia · Feb 28, 2022
Brown, Anthony
· Feb 7, 2022
 D
Tonko, Paul
New York · Feb 7, 2022
 D
Beatty, Joyce
Ohio · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Oct 19, 2021
 D
Welch, Peter
Vermont · Sep 28, 2021
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Aguilar, Pete
California · Sep 27, 2021
 D
Mrvan, Frank J.
Indiana · Sep 27, 2021
RUSH, BOBBY
· Sep 22, 2021
 D
Soto, Darren
Florida · Sep 22, 2021
 D
Veasey, Marc A.
Texas · Sep 22, 2021
 D
Velázquez, Nydia M.
New York · Sep 22, 2021
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Clarke, Yvette D.
New York · Sep 21, 2021
 D
Espaillat, Adriano
New York · Sep 21, 2021
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Sep 21, 2021
Kuster, Ann
· Sep 21, 2021
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
· Sep 21, 2021
Eshoo, Anna
· Sep 3, 2021
 D
Castor, Kathy
Florida · Aug 27, 2021
Demings, Val
· Aug 27, 2021
 D
Kelly, Robin L.
Illinois · Aug 27, 2021
Lee, Barbara
· Aug 27, 2021
McNerney, Jerry
· Aug 27, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Aug 27, 2021
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Aug 27, 2021
Cárdenas, Tony
· Aug 17, 2021
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Castro, Joaquin
Texas · Aug 10, 2021
 D
Horsford, Steven
Nevada · Jul 30, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4871: Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2021. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4871/
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"H.R. 4871: Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2021." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4871/.
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H.R. 4871, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4871/.
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