S.J.Res. 28 - A Joint Resolution Disapproving the Rule Submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with Respect to Broadcast Media Ownership.
Telecommunication. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- Byron Dorgan
- Summary:
- A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the Senate on May 14, 2008
Senate Vote: On Passage
PASSED by voice vote on May 15, 2008.
Other Votes:
A Joint Resolution Disapproving the Rule Submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with Respect to Broadcast Media Ownership.
S.J.Res. 28 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.
- Other Titles
- Sponsor
- Byron Dorgan
- Co-Sponsors
- Ted Stevens
- Daniel K. Inouye
- Patrick J. Leahy
- Robert Menendez
- Susan M. Collins
- Maria Cantwell
- Barbara Boxer
- Joseph Biden
- Russell Feingold
- John F. Kerry
- Richard J. Durbin
- Carl Levin
- Christopher Dodd
- Sheldon Whitehouse
- Jack Reed
- Tom Harkin
- Sherrod Brown
- Hillary Clinton
- Olympia J. Snowe
- Claire McCaskill
- Patty Murray
- Bill Nelson
- Barack Obama
- Bernard Sanders
- Dianne Feinstein
- Jon Tester
- Ron Wyden
- Subjects
- Telecommunication
- Administrative procedure
- Business
- Communications
- Congress
- Congressional veto
- Economic concentration
- Executive departments
- Federal Communications Commission
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Law
- Newspapers
- Radio stations
- Telecommunication industry
- Television stations
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Introduced 3/05/2008 Referred to Committee Passed Senate 5/15/2008 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected Senate Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. 5/15/2008 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 3/05/2008 3/05/2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. 3/11/2008 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1872) Put on a legislative calendar 4/24/2008 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. 5/08/2008 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye without amendment. With written report No. 110-334. Put on a legislative calendar 5/08/2008 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 731. currently selected Senate Vote on Passage 5/15/2008 Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote. 5/16/2008 Message on Senate action sent to the House. 5/19/2008 Held at the desk. 5/20/2008 Received in the House. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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Total contributions given to Senators from Commercial TV & radio stations, which…
opposed this bill
| Commercial TV & radio stations | $2,540,907 |
| $2,540,907 |
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from Commercial TV & radio stations interest groups, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $0 | $3,500 | Yes |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $3,000 | Yes |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $0 | $3,500 | Yes |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $0 | $19,200 | Yes |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $0 | $56,692 | Yes |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $13,000 | Yes |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $0 | $7,308 | Yes |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $0 | $6,500 | Yes |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $21,200 | Yes |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $0 | $17,500 | Yes |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $0 | $39,500 | Yes |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $0 | $22,500 | Yes |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $6,800 | Yes |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $0 | $54,191 | Yes |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $0 | $12,600 | Yes |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $0 | $45,475 | Yes |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $0 | $10,550 | Yes |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $0 | $5,000 | Yes |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $0 | $36,450 | Yes |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $0 | $32,320 | Yes |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $0 | $107,685 | Yes |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $0 | $11,500 | Yes |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $7,000 | Yes |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $0 | $88,675 | Yes |
| Susan M. Collins | R | ME | $0 | $6,750 | Yes |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $0 | $15,200 | Yes |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $66,500 | Yes |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $0 | $56,300 | Yes |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $0 | $1,000 | Yes |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $3,250 | Yes |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $0 | $37,950 | Yes |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $0 | $18,800 | Yes |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $0 | $30,900 | Yes |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $0 | $6,600 | Yes |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $0 | $34,470 | Yes |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $0 | $5,350 | Yes |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $0 | $44,149 | Yes |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $7,000 | Yes |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $0 | $6,296 | Yes |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $0 | $10,250 | Yes |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $0 | $38,200 | Yes |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $0 | $10,250 | Yes |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $3,000 | Yes |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $0 | $4,600 | Yes |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $0 | $9,100 | Yes |
| Orrin G. Hatch | R | UT | $0 | $26,000 | Yes |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $0 | $63,449 | Yes |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $0 | $13,625 | Yes |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $0 | $31,000 | Yes |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $7,200 | Yes |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $0 | $20,800 | Yes |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $0 | $27,150 | Yes |
| John F. Kerry | D | MA | $0 | $14,600 | Yes |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $0 | $21,616 | Yes |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $-500 | Yes |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $0 | $54,850 | Yes |
| Mary L. Landrieu | D | LA | $0 | $49,299 | Yes |
| Frank R. Lautenberg | D | NJ | $0 | $23,700 | Yes |
| Patrick J. Leahy | D | VT | $0 | $25,000 | Yes |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $0 | $6,423 | Yes |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $0 | $32,000 | Yes |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $0 | $25,750 | Yes |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $0 | $4,000 | Yes |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $0 | $32,972 | Yes |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $0 | $24,750 | Yes |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $0 | $32,466 | Yes |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $0 | $52,100 | Yes |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $0 | $101,950 | Yes |
| Barbara A. Mikulski | D | MD | $0 | $8,000 | Yes |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $17,450 | Yes |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $0 | $9,500 | Yes |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $0 | $23,200 | Yes |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $0 | $40,650 | Yes |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $0 | $22,900 | Yes |
| Mark L. Pryor | D | AR | $0 | $23,750 | Yes |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $0 | $3,100 | Yes |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $0 | $22,000 | Yes |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $15,250 | Yes |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $0 | $27,600 | Yes |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $0 | $64,855 | Yes |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $0 | $4,450 | Yes |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $0 | $15,500 | Yes |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $13,750 | Yes |
| Richard C. Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $12,250 | Yes |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $0 | $43,168 | Yes |
| Olympia J. Snowe | R | ME | $0 | $16,750 | Yes |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $0 | $121,350 | Yes |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $0 | $40,311 | Yes |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $0 | $34,850 | Yes |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $0 | $48,150 | Yes |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $0 | $9,100 | Yes |
| John Thune | R | SD | $0 | $52,700 | Yes |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $0 | $31,022 | Yes |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $0 | $17,890 | Yes |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $0 | Yes |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $0 | $13,150 | Yes |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $16,000 | Yes |
| Roger F. Wicker | R | MS | $0 | $16,500 | Yes |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $18,000 | Yes |
