S 1748 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007

Introduced Jun 29, 2007 Originated Senate Sponsor Norm Coleman R-MN

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 29, 2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8745)

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 29, 2007
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. 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 35

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jun 29, 2007 to Jul 8, 2008, with 18 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-MOChristopher S. BondOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-OHGeorge V. VoinovichOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-ALJeff SessionsOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-SCJim DeMintOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-TXJohn CornynOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-AZJohn McCainOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-SDJohn ThuneOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-GAJohnny IsaksonOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-AZJon KylOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-TXKay Bailey HutchisonOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-IDLarry E. CraigOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-SCLindsey GrahamOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-KYMitch McConnellOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-KSPat RobertsOriginalJun 29, 2007
R-GASaxby ChamblissOriginalJun 29, 2007
Show all 35 cosponsors

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Jun 29, 2007Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 29, 2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8745)

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 1742Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007Identical billJun 28, 2007
HR 2905Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2007Identical billOct 3, 2007

Subjects

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

Text 1

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  1. Jun 29, 2007Introduced in Senate

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