H.R. 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009
- Sponsor:
- Mike Pence
- Summary:
- To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009
H.R. 226 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Keywords
- Fairness Doctrine, FCC, First Amendment,
- Summary
- To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. (by CRS)
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- At OpenCongress
- Title
- To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.
- Other Titles
- Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009
- Sponsor
- Mike Pence
- Co-Sponsors
- John Kline
- Ander Crenshaw
- Jeff Miller
- Lynn Jenkins
- Lynn A. Westmoreland
- Shelley Moore Capito
- Jeff Fortenberry
- Elton Gallegly
- Sam Johnson
- Charles W. Dent
- Rodney Alexander
- John L. Mica
- Mark Kirk
- John R. Carter
- Roscoe G. Bartlett
- Roy Blunt
- Robert B. Aderholt
- Mike Coffman
- Jim Gerlach
- Dean Heller
- Peter T. King
- Jo Bonner
- Erik Paulsen
- Jo Ann Emerson
- Gary G. Miller
- Pete Sessions
- Bill Posey
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers
- Eric Cantor
- Ron Paul
- Fred Upton
- Denny Rehberg
- Virginia Brown-Waite
- Steve King
- Paul C. Broun
- Nathan Deal
- Ken Calvert
- Dana Rohrabacher
- Gregg Harper
- Lamar Smith
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen
- Judy Biggert
- John A. Yarmuth
- Jared Polis
- Mary Bono Mack
- Glenn Thompson
- Sam Graves
- Jeff Flake
- Michele Bachmann
- David Dreier
- Michael K. Simpson
- Tom Price
- Michael Castle
- Brian P. Bilbray
- K. Michael Conaway
- Walter B. Jones
- John Abney Culberson
- Harold Rogers
- George Radanovich
- David G. Reichert
- John Linder
- Lee Terry
- Howard Coble
- J. Randy Forbes
- Michael Arcuri
- Greg Walden
- C. W. Bill Young
- Joseph R. Pitts
- Jeb Hensarling
- John Shadegg
- Mac Thornberry
- Christopher H. Smith
- Jason Chaffetz
- Brett Guthrie
- Mike Thompson
- Michael R. Turner
- Pete Olson
- Phil Gingrey
- Aaron Schock
- Tom Latham
- Mark Souder
- Mike Rogers
- Cynthia M. Lummis
- Lincoln Davis
- Dave Camp
- Kevin McCarthy
- John A. Boehner
- Randy Neugebauer
- Virginia Foxx
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart
- Stephen Buyer
- Edward R. Royce
- Howard P. "Buck" McKeon
- Jean Schmidt
- Geoff Davis
- Jerry Moran
- Adam Putnam
- Anh Cao
- Patrick T. McHenry
- Devin Nunes
- Timothy V. Johnson
- Bob Goodlatte
- Mary Fallin
- Frank D. Lucas
- John Fleming
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Mike McIntyre
- Zach Wamp
- Steve Austria
- Vern Buchanan
- Doc Hastings
- Frank A. LoBiondo
- W. Todd Akin
- Candice S. Miller
- Daniel E. Lungren
- Cliff Stearns
- Ralph M. Hall
- Jack Kingston
- Darrell E. Issa
- Robert E. Latta
- Don Young
- Bob Inglis
- Tom Cole
- Adrian Smith
- Wally Herger
- Scott Garrett
- David P. Roe
- Thomas E. Petri
- Christopher Lee
- Joe Barton
- John J. Duncan, Jr.
- Jerry Lewis
- Vernon Ehlers
- Henry Brown
- Thaddeus McCotter
- Bill Cassidy
- James Barrett
- John Boozman
- Marsha Blackburn
- Jason Altmire
- Patrick J. Tiberi
- Bill Shuster
- Louie Gohmert
- Leonard Lance
- Paul D. Ryan
- Michael C. Burgess
- Thomas J. Rooney
- Peter Hoekstra
- Ed Whitfield
- John McHugh
- Kevin Brady
- F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.
- Rob Bishop
- Ted Poe
- Charles W. Boustany Jr.
- Joe Wilson
- Gus M. Bilirakis
- Todd Tiahrt
- Michael T. McCaul
- Sue Wilkins Myrick
- Tim Murphy
- Dan Burton
- Steve Scalise
- Tom McClintock
- Trent Franks
- John Shimkus
- Jim Jordan
- Duncan Hunter
- Mario Diaz-Balart
- Todd Russell Platts
- Kay Granger
- Mike Rogers
- John Campbell
- Spencer Bachus
- Frank R. Wolf
- Doug Lamborn
- Connie Mack
- Peter J. Roskam
- John Sullivan
- Robert J. Wittman
- Donald A. Manzullo
- Blaine Luetkemeyer
- Steven C. LaTourette
- Kenny Marchant
- Subjects
- Science, technology, communications
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
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- Major Actions
Introduced 1/07/2009 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 1/07/2009 1/07/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 1/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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