3.0.0 1563 2023-01-15T06:32:51Z 2023-01-15T06:32:51Z Senate S S 2003-08-01 108 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2003-08-01T16:39:21Z National Minority Media Opportunities Act 108 3027 HR 2003-09-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Identical bill CRS 2003-08-01 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2003-08-01 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10914) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2003-08-01 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress K000105 Sen. Kennedy, Edward M. [D-MA] EDWARD KENNEDY D MA MOORE N C001041 Sen. Clinton, Hillary Rodham [D-NY] HILLARY CLINTON D NY R 2003-08-01 True P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2003-08-01 True Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Alaska Asian American ethnic groups Commerce Competition Congress Congressional reporting requirements Economic concentration Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Hispanic Americans Independent regulatory commissions Indigenous peoples Language and languages Law Licenses Mass media Minorities Minorities in mass media Native Americans Radio stations Television industry Television stations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2003-08-01 Introduced in Senate 2003-09-08T18:41:17Z National Minority Media Opportunities Act - Amends the Telecommunications Authorization Act of 1992 to require Federal Communications Commission (FCC) review of the assignment or transfer of a broadcast license used primarily to serve a language minority (persons of American Indian, Asian American, Alaskan Native, or Spanish heritage).

Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to require the FCC, after notice and comment, to report to Congress regarding the ownership and control of broadcast stations (including AM, FM, and television) used to serve language minorities.

]]> National Minority Media Opportunities Act Display Title National Minority Media Opportunities Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to require the Federal communications Commission to report to Congress regarding the ownership and control of broadcast stations used to serve language minorities, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced National Minority Media Opportunities Act Introduced in Senate 2003-08-01T04:00:00Z 2003-08-01 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.