H.R. 226 - Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009
- Sponsor:
- Mike Pence
- Summary:
- To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has been introduced.
Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009
H.R. 226 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Keywords
- Fairness Doctrine, FCC, First Amendment,
- Summary
- To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine. (by CRS)
- Learn More
- At OpenCongress
- Title
- To prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.
- Other Titles
- Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009
- Sponsor
- Mike Pence
- Co-Sponsors
- John Kline
- Ander Crenshaw
- Jeff Miller
- Lynn Jenkins
- Lynn Westmoreland
- Shelley Capito
- Jeffrey Fortenberry
- Elton Gallegly
- Samuel Johnson
- Charles Dent
- Rodney Alexander
- John Mica
- Mark Kirk
- John Carter
- Roscoe Bartlett
- Roy Blunt
- Robert Aderholt
- Mike Coffman
- Jim Gerlach
- Dean Heller
- Peter King
- Jo Bonner
- Erik Paulsen
- Jo Ann Emerson
- Gary Miller
- Peter Sessions
- Bill Posey
- Cathy McMorris Rodgers
- Eric Cantor
- Ronald Paul
- Frederick Upton
- Dennis Rehberg
- Virginia Brown-Waite
- Steve King
- Paul Broun
- Nathan Deal
- Ken Calvert
- Dana Rohrabacher
- Gregg Harper
- Lamar Smith
- Rodney Frelinghuysen
- Judy Biggert
- John Yarmuth
- Jared Polis
- Mary Bono Mack
- Glenn Thompson
- Samuel Graves
- Jeff Flake
- Michele Bachmann
- David Dreier
- Michael Simpson
- Tom Price
- Michael Castle
- Brian Bilbray
- K. Conaway
- Walter Jones
- John Culberson
- Harold Rogers
- George Radanovich
- Dave Reichert
- John Linder
- Lee Terry
- Howard Coble
- J. Forbes
- Michael Arcuri
- Greg Walden
- C. W. Young
- Joseph Pitts
- Jeb Hensarling
- John Shadegg
- William Thornberry
- Christopher Smith
- Jason Chaffetz
- Brett Guthrie
- C. Thompson
- Michael Turner
- Pete Olson
- John Gingrey
- Aaron Schock
- Thomas Latham
- Mark Souder
- Michael Rogers
- Cynthia Lummis
- Lincoln Davis
- David Camp
- Kevin McCarthy
- John Boehner
- Randy Neugebauer
- Virginia Foxx
- Lincoln Diaz-Balart
- Stephen Buyer
- Edward Royce
- Howard McKeon
- Jean Schmidt
- Geoff Davis
- Jerry Moran
- Adam Putnam
- Anh Cao
- Patrick McHenry
- Devin Nunes
- Timothy Johnson
- Robert Goodlatte
- Mary Fallin
- Frank Lucas
- John Fleming
- Ileana Ros-Lehtinen
- Mike McIntyre
- Zach Wamp
- Steve Austria
- Vern Buchanan
- Doc Hastings
- Frank LoBiondo
- W. Akin
- Candice Miller
- Daniel Lungren
- Clifford Stearns
- Ralph Hall
- Jack Kingston
- Darrell Issa
- Robert Latta
- Donald Young
- Bob Inglis
- Tom Cole
- Adrian Smith
- Walter Herger
- Scott Garrett
- Phil Roe
- Thomas Petri
- Christopher Lee
- Joe Barton
- John Duncan
- Jerry Lewis
- Vernon Ehlers
- Henry Brown
- Thaddeus McCotter
- Bill Cassidy
- James Barrett
- John Boozman
- Marsha Blackburn
- Jason Altmire
- Patrick Tiberi
- William Shuster
- Louis Gohmert
- Leonard Lance
- Paul Ryan
- Michael Burgess
- Thomas Rooney
- Peter Hoekstra
- Edward Whitfield
- John McHugh
- Kevin Brady
- F. Sensenbrenner
- Rob Bishop
- Ted Poe
- Charles Boustany
- Addison Wilson
- Gus Bilirakis
- Todd Tiahrt
- Michael McCaul
- Sue Myrick
- Tim Murphy
- Dan Burton
- Steve Scalise
- Tom McClintock
- Trent Franks
- John Shimkus
- Jim Jordan
- Duncan Hunter
- Mario Diaz-Balart
- Todd Platts
- Kay Granger
- Michael Rogers
- John Campbell
- Spencer Bachus
- Frank Wolf
- Doug Lamborn
- Connie Mack
- Peter Roskam
- John Sullivan
- Rob Wittman
- Donald Manzullo
- Blaine Luetkemeyer
- Steven LaTourette
- Kenny Marchant
- Subjects
- Science, technology, communications
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 1/07/2009 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 1/07/2009 1/07/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 1/14/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
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