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S 4713 117th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

A bill to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to specify additional sources from which a radio station licensee must obtain information to enable the licensee to announce that a foreign…

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A bill to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to specify additional sources from which a radio station licensee must obtain information to enable the licensee to announce that a foreign governmental entity has paid for a broadcast.

Introduced: August 2, 2022 Introduced by: Schatz, Brian Democratic · Hawaii See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 117th Congress ended
It never became law before the 117th Congress (2021–2022) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Aug 2, 2022
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

This bill requires radio station licensees to obtain information from additional sources designated by the Federal Communications Commission when verifying (for purposes of announcing) if a foreign governmental entity paid for or furnished radio programming. The bill also specifies when licensees must obtain information and sets out related recordkeeping requirements.

What's happening now August 2, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9180 Related bill Identifying Propaganda on Our Airwaves Act
 Bill text 1 version

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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Aug 2, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 4713: A bill to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to specify additional sources from which a radio station licensee must obtain information to enable the licensee to announce that a foreign governmental entity has paid for a broadcast.. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4713/
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"S. 4713: A bill to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to specify additional sources from which a radio station licensee must obtain information to enable the licensee to announce that a foreign governmental entity has paid for a broadcast.." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4713/.
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S. 4713, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4713/.
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[S. 4713: A bill to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to specify additional sources from which a radio station licensee must obtain information to enable the licensee to announce that a foreign governmental entity has paid for a broadcast.](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-4713/)
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