HR 2905 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007

Introduced Jun 28, 2007 Originated House Sponsor Mike Pence R-IN

Latest action · Oct 3, 2007 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11174)

Progress

Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.

IntroducedJun 28, 2007
Passed HouseNot reached
Passed SenateNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding any other provision of any Act, from having the authority to require broadcasters to present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance, commonly referred to as the Fairness Doctrine.

Cosponsors 208

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 28, 2007 to Jul 31, 2008; 111 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
R-FL	Adam H. Putnam	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-NE	Adrian Smith	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-FL	Ander Crenshaw	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-PA	Bill Shuster	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-VA	Bob Goodlatte	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CA	Brian P. Bilbray	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-UT	Chris Cannon	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-FL	Cliff Stearns	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-FL	Connie Mack	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-IN	Dan Burton	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CA	Daniel E. Lungren	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CA	Darrell Issa	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-MI	Dave Camp	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-FL	Dave Weldon	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TN	David Davis	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-WA	Doc Hastings	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-AK	Don Young	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CO	Doug Lamborn	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CA	Duncan Hunter	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-KY	Ed Whitfield	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CA	Edward R. Royce	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-VA	Eric Cantor	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-WI	F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-OK	Frank D. Lucas	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-VA	Frank R. Wolf	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-MI	Fred Upton	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CA	Gary G. Miller	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-KY	Geoff Davis	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CA	George Radanovich	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-FL	Ginny Brown-Waite	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-OR	Greg Walden	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-SC	Henry E. Brown, Jr.	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-IL	J. Dennis Hastert	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-SC	J. Gresham Barrett	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-GA	Jack Kingston	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-OH	Jean Schmidt	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	Jeb Hensarling	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-AZ	Jeff Flake	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-FL	Jeff Miller	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-OH	Jim Jordan	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-LA	Jim McCrery	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	Joe Barton	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-SC	Joe Wilson	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-OH	John A. Boehner	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	John Abney Culberson	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-AZ	John B. Shadegg	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-AR	John Boozman	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CA	John Campbell	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TN	John J. Duncan, Jr.	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-MN	John Kline	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-NY	John R. "Randy" Kuhl Jr.	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	John R. Carter	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CA	John T. Doolittle	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-PA	Joseph R. Pitts	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	K. Michael Conaway	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CA	Ken Calvert	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	Kenny Marchant	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	Kevin Brady	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CA	Kevin McCarthy	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	Lamar Smith	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-NE	Lee Terry	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	Louie Gohmert	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-PR	Luis G. Fortuno	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-GA	Lynn A. Westmoreland	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CO	Marilyn N. Musgrave	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-FL	Mario Diaz-Balart	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-IN	Mark E. Souder	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-IL	Mark Kirk	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TN	Marsha Blackburn	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CA	Mary Bono	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-OK	Mary Fallin	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	Michael C. Burgess	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-ID	Michael K. Simpson	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-MN	Michele Bachmann	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-GA	Nathan Deal	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-NC	Patrick T. McHenry	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-WI	Paul D. Ryan	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	Pete Sessions	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-MI	Peter Hoekstra	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-PA	Phil English	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-GA	Phil Gingrey	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	Randy Neugebauer	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-FL	Ric Keller	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-UT	Rob Bishop	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-AL	Robert B. Aderholt	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-MS	Roger F. Wicker	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	Ron Paul	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-MO	Roy Blunt	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-MO	Sam Graves	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	Sam Johnson	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-NJ	Scott Garrett	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-NM	Stevan Pearce	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-IN	Steve Buyer	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-IA	Steve King	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-NC	Sue Wilkins Myrick	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-TX	Ted Poe	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-AL	Terry Everett	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-VA	Thelma D. Drake	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-NY	Thomas M. Reynolds	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-MI	Tim Walberg	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-KS	Todd Tiahrt	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-OK	Tom Cole	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-VA	Tom Davis	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-FL	Tom Feeney	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-IA	Tom Latham	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-GA	Tom Price	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-AZ	Trent Franks	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-VA	Virgil H. Goode Jr.	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-NC	Virginia Foxx	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-MO	W. Todd Akin	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-CA	Wally Herger	Original	Jun 28, 2007
R-WY	Barbara Cubin		Jul 11, 2007
R-ID	Bill Sali		Jul 11, 2007
R-NV	Dean Heller		Jul 11, 2007
R-KS	Jerry Moran		Jul 11, 2007
R-GA	John Linder		Jul 11, 2007
R-OK	John Sullivan		Jul 11, 2007
R-NJ	Mike Ferguson		Jul 11, 2007
R-KY	Ron Lewis		Jul 11, 2007
R-MI	Thaddeus G. McCotter		Jul 11, 2007
R-CO	Thomas G. Tancredo		Jul 11, 2007
R-MI	Candice S. Miller		Jul 17, 2007
R-MS	Charles W. "Chip" Pickering		Jul 17, 2007
R-MN	Jim Ramstad		Jul 17, 2007
R-NY	John M. McHugh		Jul 17, 2007
R-IL	John Shimkus		Jul 17, 2007
R-OH	Michael R. Turner		Jul 17, 2007
R-TX	Michael T. McCaul		Jul 17, 2007
R-AL	Mike Rogers		Jul 17, 2007
R-OH	Patrick J. Tiberi		Jul 17, 2007
R-IL	Peter J. Roskam		Jul 17, 2007
R-IL	Timothy V. Johnson		Jul 17, 2007
R-FL	Vern Buchanan		Jul 17, 2007
R-IL	Jerry Weller		Jul 18, 2007
R-WI	Thomas E. Petri		Jul 18, 2007
R-WA	Cathy McMorris Rodgers		Jul 19, 2007
R-MT	Denny Rehberg		Jul 19, 2007
R-CA	Devin Nunes		Jul 19, 2007
R-CA	Elton Gallegly		Jul 19, 2007
R-KY	Harold Rogers		Jul 19, 2007
R-TX	Kay Granger		Jul 19, 2007
R-LA	Charles W. Boustany, Jr.		Jul 24, 2007
R-VA	J. Randy Forbes		Jul 24, 2007
R-NE	Jeff Fortenberry		Jul 27, 2007
R-FL	C. W. Bill Young		Aug 1, 2007
R-PA	Charles W. Dent		Aug 1, 2007
R-CT	Christopher Shays		Aug 1, 2007
R-CA	Dana Rohrabacher		Aug 1, 2007
R-WA	David G. Reichert		Aug 1, 2007
R-NJ	Frank A. LoBiondo		Aug 1, 2007
R-NM	Heather Wilson		Aug 1, 2007
R-NY	James T. Walsh		Aug 1, 2007
R-PA	Jim Gerlach		Aug 1, 2007
R-NJ	Jim Saxton		Aug 1, 2007
R-AL	Jo Bonner		Aug 1, 2007
R-MI	Joe Knollenberg		Aug 1, 2007
D-KY	John A. Yarmuth		Aug 1, 2007
R-FL	John L. Mica		Aug 1, 2007
R-NV	Jon C. Porter		Aug 1, 2007
R-IL	Judy Biggert		Aug 1, 2007
R-TX	Mac Thornberry		Aug 1, 2007
R-DE	Michael N. Castle		Aug 1, 2007
R-OH	Paul E. Gillmor		Aug 1, 2007
R-NY	Peter T. King		Aug 1, 2007
R-IL	Ray LaHood		Aug 1, 2007
R-LA	Richard H. Baker		Aug 1, 2007
R-NC	Robin Hayes		Aug 1, 2007
R-LA	Rodney Alexander		Aug 1, 2007
R-WV	Shelley Moore Capito		Aug 1, 2007
R-OH	Steven C. LaTourette		Aug 1, 2007
R-NC	Walter B. Jones		Aug 1, 2007
R-SC	Bob Inglis		Aug 2, 2007
R-LA	Bobby Jindal		Aug 2, 2007
R-NJ	Christopher H. Smith		Aug 2, 2007
R-CA	David Dreier		Aug 2, 2007
R-OH	David L. Hobson		Aug 2, 2007
R-OH	Deborah Pryce		Aug 2, 2007
R-IL	Donald A. Manzullo		Aug 2, 2007
R-FL	Gus M. Bilirakis		Aug 2, 2007
R-NC	Howard Coble		Aug 2, 2007
R-CA	Howard P. "Buck" McKeon		Aug 2, 2007
R-FL	Ileana Ros-Lehtinen		Aug 2, 2007
R-CA	Jerry Lewis		Aug 2, 2007
R-VA	Jo Ann Davis		Aug 2, 2007
R-MO	Jo Ann Emerson		Aug 2, 2007
R-PA	John E. Peterson		Aug 2, 2007
R-FL	Lincoln Diaz-Balart		Aug 2, 2007
R-MI	Mike Rogers		Aug 2, 2007
R-GA	Paul C. Broun		Aug 2, 2007
R-TX	Ralph M. Hall		Aug 2, 2007
R-OH	Ralph Regula		Aug 2, 2007
R-AZ	Rick Renzi		Aug 2, 2007
R-NJ	Rodney P. Frelinghuysen		Aug 2, 2007
R-MD	Roscoe G. Bartlett		Aug 2, 2007
R-AL	Spencer Bachus		Aug 2, 2007
R-OH	Steve Chabot		Aug 2, 2007
R-PA	Tim Murphy		Aug 2, 2007
R-PA	Todd Russell Platts		Aug 2, 2007
R-MI	Vernon J. Ehlers		Aug 2, 2007
R-NY	Vito Fossella		Aug 2, 2007
R-MD	Wayne T. Gilchrest		Aug 2, 2007
R-TN	Zach Wamp		Aug 2, 2007
R-MO	Kenny C. Hulshof		Aug 3, 2007
D-PA	Jason Altmire		Oct 23, 2007
R-VA	Robert J. Wittman		Apr 9, 2008
R-OH	Robert E. Latta		Apr 14, 2008
R-LA	Steve Scalise		Jun 17, 2008
D-NC	Mike McIntyre		Jul 31, 2008

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 Jun 28, 2007
	Communications and Technology Subcommittee	Referred Jun 28, 2007

Actions 6

Everything that happened, newest first.

Oct 3, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H11174)
Jul 31, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H9188)
Jun 28, 2007Introduced in House
Jun 28, 2007Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 28, 2007Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

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In the Congressional Record 15

Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, 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	Discharge petition H7166	—	Jul 24, 2008
House	Discharge petition H6409	—	Jul 10, 2008
House	Discharge petition H6178	—	Jun 26, 2008
House	Debate and remarks H6012	Mike Pence R-IN	Jun 25, 2008
House	Debate and remarks H5487	Mike Pence R-IN	Jun 18, 2008

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Related bills 3

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HRES 694	Providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2905) to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.	Related bill	Oct 17, 2007
S 1742	Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007	Identical bill	Jun 28, 2007
S 1748	Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007	Identical bill	Jun 29, 2007

Titles 2

Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.

Official Title as Introduced: To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.
Short Titles as Introduced: Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.

Text 1

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

Jun 28, 2007Introduced in House

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