Resolution of Disapproval: Federal Communications Commission media ownership rules
Senate Joint Resolution 28, introduced by Sen. Byron Dorgan (D-N.D.), would rescind the Federal Communications Commission's December 2007 rule regarding broadcast media ownership. The FCC decision allowed newspaper-broadcast combinations in the nation’s top 20 markets and made it easier to win waivers for newspaper-broadcast combinations in smaller markets.
A companion bill, House Joint Resolution 79, was introduced by Reps. Jay Inslee (D-Wash.) and Dave Reichert (R-Wash.).
Learn more about the Resolution of Disapproval
Get the facts about the Senate version here.
Get the facts about the House version here.
COSPONSORS: Barack Obama, Bernie Sanders, Byron L. Dorgan, Christopher J. Dodd, Dianne Feinstein, Hillary Rodham Clinton, John F. Kerry, Jon Tester, Joseph R. Biden, Jr., Maria Cantwell, Olympia Snowe, Susan Collins, Ted Stevens, Tom Harkin
BILL PDF: sjres28.pdf
BILL DETAILS: Track the Resolution's progress here
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