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H.R. 6533 - Local Community Radio Act of 2010

Science, technology, communications. 111th Congress (2009-2010) View bill details
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Summary:
To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service, and for other purposes. (by CRS) 
Status:
The bill has become law. 
Senate Vote: On Passage

PASSED by voice vote on December 18, 2010.

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Local Community Radio Act of 2010

H.R. 6533 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)

Summary
To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service, and for other purposes. (by CRS)
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Title
To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service, and for other purposes.
Other Titles
  • Local Community Radio Act of 2010
  • Local Community Radio Act of 2010
  • Local Community Radio Act of 2010
  • Local Community Radio Act of 2010
Sponsor
Michael F. Doyle
Co-Sponsors
Subjects
  • Science, technology, communications
  • Administrative law and regulatory procedures
  • Administrative remedies
  • Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
  • Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
  • Licensing and registrations
Related Bills
Major Actions
Introduced12/16/2010
Referred to Committee
Passed House12/17/2010
Passed Senate12/18/2010
Signed by President1/04/2011
Bill History
Chamber/CommitteeMotionDateResult
select this voteHouseOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.12/17/2010PASSED by voice vote
currently selectedSenatePassed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.12/18/2010PASSED by voice vote
ActionDateDescription
Introduced12/16/2010
12/16/2010Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
12/17/2010Mr. Doyle moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
12/17/2010Considered under suspension of the rules.
12/17/2010DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 6533.
select this voteHouse Vote on Passage12/17/2010On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
12/17/2010Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/17/2010Received in the Senate, read twice.
currently selectedSenate Vote on Passage12/18/2010Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.
Presented to President12/18/2010Cleared for White House.
12/20/2010Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Presented to President12/28/2010Presented to President.
Signed1/04/2011Signed by President.
Enacted1/04/2011Became Public Law No: 111-371.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus

Total contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…

supported this bill

Commercial TV & radio stations
Consumer groups
$10,500
$2,053,331
$2,063,831
$0
2 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones
2 Organizations Supported and 0 Opposed; See Which Ones

Organizations that took a position on
Local Community Radio Act of 2010: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.

2 organizations supported this bill

National Association of Broadcasters
Laurie Knight (2010, December 17). NAB Letter to Congressmen Doyle and Terry. Retrieved September 15, 2014, from NAB.
Prometheus Radio Project
PRP (2010). The Local Community Radio Act Demystified. Retrieved December 20, 2010, from Prometheus Radio Project.

0 organizations opposed this bill

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Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office on day of vote, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2005 – December 31, 2010.
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Contributions by Legislator

Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed		Vote
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$3,500$0Yes
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$1,000$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$12,500$0Yes
Max BaucusDMT$20,200$0Yes
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$38,585$0Yes
Mark BegichDAK$7,643$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$19,000$0Yes
Bob BennettRUT$8,900$0Yes
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$8,000$0Yes
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$500$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$27,350$0Yes
Scott P. BrownRMA$14,155$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$30,000$0Yes
Sam BrownbackRKS$1,000$0Yes
Jim BunningRKY$1,250$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$30,850$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$41,875$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$14,900$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$5,000$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$40,450$0Yes
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$25,100$0Yes
Tom CoburnROK$4,500$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$7,000$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$8,750$0Yes
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$15,200$0Yes
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$6,500$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$58,500$0Yes
John CornynRTX$61,700$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$7,000$0Yes
Jim DeMintRSC$30,250$0Yes
Chris DoddDCT$14,800$0Yes
Byron DorganDND$5,900$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$7,350$0Yes
John EnsignRNV$48,849$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$7,000$0Yes
Russ FeingoldDWI$3,450$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$10,250$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$15,112$0Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$26,850$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$27,450$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$15,500$0Yes
Judd GreggRNH$0$0Yes
Kay R. HaganDNC$17,024$0Yes
Tom HarkinDIA$8,600$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$28,000$0Yes
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$51,199$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$10,375$0Yes
Dan InouyeDHI$13,500$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$20,500$0Yes
Mike JohannsRNE$8,500$0Yes
Tim JohnsonDSD$21,300$0Yes
John F. KerryDMA$19,100$0Yes
Mark KirkRIL$10,800$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$26,116$0Yes
Herb KohlDWI$-500$0Yes
Jon KylRAZ$59,350$0Yes
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$50,299$0Yes
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$23,700$0Yes
George LeMieuxRFL$0$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$26,050$0Yes
Carl LevinDMI$6,423$0Yes
Joe LiebermanICT$32,000$0Yes
Blanche LincolnDAR$50,750$0Yes
Dick LugarRIN$2,000$0Yes
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$2,000$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$8,800$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$35,466$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$45,600$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$86,300$0Yes
Jeff MerkleyDOR$4,624$0Yes
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$10,200$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$5,500$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$1,000$0Yes
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$33,700$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$33,550$0Yes
Mark L. PryorDAR$24,000$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$3,100$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$57,400$0Yes
Jim RischRID$2,500$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$15,750$0Yes
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$27,600$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$3,700$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$45,725$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$12,500$0Yes
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$6,724$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$2,000$0Yes
Olympia J. SnoweRME$21,750$0Yes
Arlen SpecterDPA$98,700$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$37,661$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$15,100$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$31,300$0Yes
Mark UdallDCO$19,162$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$4,874$0Yes
David VitterRLA$43,000$0Yes
George VoinovichROH$11,640$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$34,000$0Yes
Jim WebbDVA$14,150$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$18,000$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$20,500$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$7,500$0Yes

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NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
That Supported		$ From Interest Groups
That Opposed		Vote
Daniel K. AkakaDHI$3,500$0Yes
Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$1,000$0Yes
John BarrassoRWY$12,500$0Yes
Max BaucusDMT$20,200$0Yes
Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$38,585$0Yes
Mark BegichDAK$7,643$0Yes
Michael F. BennetDCO$19,000$0Yes
Bob BennettRUT$8,900$0Yes
Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$8,000$0Yes
Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$500$0Yes
Barbara BoxerDCA$27,350$0Yes
Scott P. BrownRMA$14,155$0Yes
Sherrod BrownDOH$30,000$0Yes
Sam BrownbackRKS$1,000$0Yes
Jim BunningRKY$1,250$0Yes
Richard BurrRNC$30,850$0Yes
Maria CantwellDWA$41,875$0Yes
Ben CardinDMD$14,900$0Yes
Tom CarperDDE$5,000$0Yes
Bob CaseyDPA$40,450$0Yes
Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$25,100$0Yes
Tom CoburnROK$4,500$0Yes
William Thad CochranRMS$7,000$0Yes
Susan M. CollinsRME$8,750$0Yes
Gaylord Kent ConradDND$15,200$0Yes
Christopher A. CoonsDDE$6,500$0Yes
Bob CorkerRTN$58,500$0Yes
John CornynRTX$61,700$0Yes
Mike CrapoRID$7,000$0Yes
Jim DeMintRSC$30,250$0Yes
Chris DoddDCT$14,800$0Yes
Byron DorganDND$5,900$0Yes
Dick DurbinDIL$7,350$0Yes
John EnsignRNV$48,849$0Yes
Mike EnziRWY$7,000$0Yes
Russ FeingoldDWI$3,450$0Yes
Dianne FeinsteinDCA$10,250$0Yes
Al FrankenDMN$15,112$0Yes
Kirsten E. GillibrandDNY$26,850$0Yes
Lindsey GrahamRSC$27,450$0Yes
Chuck GrassleyRIA$15,500$0Yes
Judd GreggRNH$0$0Yes
Kay R. HaganDNC$17,024$0Yes
Tom HarkinDIA$8,600$0Yes
Orrin G. HatchRUT$28,000$0Yes
Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$51,199$0Yes
Jim InhofeROK$10,375$0Yes
Dan InouyeDHI$13,500$0Yes
Johnny IsaksonRGA$20,500$0Yes
Mike JohannsRNE$8,500$0Yes
Tim JohnsonDSD$21,300$0Yes
John F. KerryDMA$19,100$0Yes
Mark KirkRIL$10,800$0Yes
Amy KlobucharDMN$26,116$0Yes
Herb KohlDWI$-500$0Yes
Jon KylRAZ$59,350$0Yes
Mary L. LandrieuDLA$50,299$0Yes
Frank R. LautenbergDNJ$23,700$0Yes
George LeMieuxRFL$0$0Yes
Patrick J. LeahyDVT$26,050$0Yes
Carl LevinDMI$6,423$0Yes
Joe LiebermanICT$32,000$0Yes
Blanche LincolnDAR$50,750$0Yes
Dick LugarRIN$2,000$0Yes
Joe Manchin, IIIDWV$2,000$0Yes
John McCainRAZ$8,800$0Yes
Claire McCaskillDMO$35,466$0Yes
Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$45,600$0Yes
Bob MenéndezDNJ$86,300$0Yes
Jeff MerkleyDOR$4,624$0Yes
Barbara A. MikulskiDMD$10,200$0Yes
Lisa MurkowskiRAK$5,500$0Yes
Patty MurrayDWA$1,000$0Yes
Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$33,700$0Yes
Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$33,550$0Yes
Mark L. PryorDAR$24,000$0Yes
John "Jack" ReedDRI$3,100$0Yes
Harry ReidDNV$57,400$0Yes
Jim RischRID$2,500$0Yes
Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$15,750$0Yes
John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$27,600$0Yes
Bernie SandersIVT$3,700$0Yes
Chuck SchumerDNY$45,725$0Yes
Jeff SessionsRAL$12,500$0Yes
Jeanne ShaheenDNH$6,724$0Yes
Richard C. ShelbyRAL$2,000$0Yes
Olympia J. SnoweRME$21,750$0Yes
Arlen SpecterDPA$98,700$0Yes
Debbie StabenowDMI$37,661$0Yes
Jon TesterDMT$15,100$0Yes
John ThuneRSD$31,300$0Yes
Mark UdallDCO$19,162$0Yes
Tom UdallDNM$4,874$0Yes
David VitterRLA$43,000$0Yes
George VoinovichROH$11,640$0Yes
Mark R. WarnerDVA$34,000$0Yes
Jim WebbDVA$14,150$0Yes
Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$18,000$0Yes
Roger F. WickerRMS$20,500$0Yes
Ron WydenDOR$7,500$0Yes

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