Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.
Latest action · Oct 27, 2003 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Progress
Where this resolution reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedOct 16, 2003
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission and received by Congress on July 10, 2003, relating to broadcast media ownership.
Cosponsors 62
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Oct 16, 2003 to Jun 17, 2004; 2 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| I-VT | Bernard Sanders | Original | Oct 16, 2003 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Oct 16, 2003 |
| D-NC | David E. Price | Jan 28, 2004 | |
| R-IA | James A. Leach | Jan 28, 2004 | |
| D-MI | John D. Dingell | Feb 11, 2004 | |
| R-CT | Rob Simmons | Feb 11, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Adam Smith | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-IN | Baron P. Hill | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-MN | Betty McCollum | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| R-IN | Dan Burton | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Diane E. Watson | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| R-NE | Doug Bereuter | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-OR | Earl Blumenauer | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-HI | Ed Case | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-NC | Frank W. Ballance Jr. | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-CA | George Miller | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Henry A. Waxman | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-VA | James P. Moran | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Jay Inslee | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Jim McDermott | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Jose E. Serrano | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Louise McIntosh Slaughter | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| R-CT | Nancy L. Johnson | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-HI | Neil Abercrombie | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Norman D. Dicks | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Robert A. Brady | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Sherrod Brown | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| R-NE | Tom Osborne | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-MO | Wm. Lacy Clay | Feb 26, 2004 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| R-PA | Todd Russell Platts | Mar 9, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Joe Baca | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-PA | Joseph M. Hoeffel | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-OH | Marcy Kaptur | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Michael M. Honda | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| R-NY | Sherwood Boehlert | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| R-WI | Thomas E. Petri | Mar 17, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Anna G. Eshoo | Mar 23, 2004 | |
| D-TX | Ciro D. Rodriguez | Mar 23, 2004 | |
| D-GA | Jim Marshall | Mar 23, 2004 | |
| R-AZ | Rick Renzi | Mar 23, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Robert T. Matsui | Mar 23, 2004 | |
| D-NC | Brad Miller | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Fortney Pete Stark | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| D-NY | Major R. Owens | Apr 2, 2004 | |
| D-NJ | Bill Pascrell, Jr. | Apr 22, 2004 | |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Apr 22, 2004 | |
| D-ND | Earl Pomeroy | Apr 22, 2004 | |
| D-OR | Peter A. DeFazio | Apr 22, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Sam Farr | Apr 22, 2004 | |
| D-WA | Rick Larsen | May 20, 2004 | |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Jun 17, 2004 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Energy and Commerce Committee | Referred Oct 16, 2003 |
| Communications and Technology Subcommittee | Referred Oct 27, 2003 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 27, 2003Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
- Oct 16, 2003Introduced in House
- Oct 16, 2003Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this resolution, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House | Debate and remarks H9799 | Bernard Sanders I-VT | Oct 21, 2003 |
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| SJRES 17 | A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership. | Identical bill | Sep 16, 2003 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.
- Popular Titles
- FCC Media Ownership bill
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Administrative procedure
- Commerce
- Competition
- Congress
- Congressional veto
- Economic concentration
- Federal Communications Commission
- Government Operations and Politics
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Law
- Licenses
- Mass media
- Newspapers
- Radio stations
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Telecommunication industry
- Television stations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Oct 16, 2003Introduced in House
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