3.0.0 501 2021-09-29T19:44:32Z 2021-09-29T19:44:32Z House H HR 2005-02-01 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2005-02-25T16:24:29Z Referred to 2005-02-01T19:03:45Z 2005-02-25 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Committee 2005-02-01 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-01 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S000480 Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-28] LOUISE SLAUGHTER D NY M. 28 N H001032 Rep. Holt, Rush [D-NJ-12] RUSH HOLT D NJ D. 12 2005-02-01 True G000551 Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] Raúl Grijalva D AZ M. 7 2005-02-01 True F000116 Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51] BOB FILNER D CA 51 2005-02-01 True R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 15 2005-02-01 True O000159 Rep. Owens, Major R. [D-NY-11] MAJOR OWENS D NY R. 11 2005-02-01 True W000794 Rep. Watson, Diane E. [D-CA-33] Diane Watson D CA E. 33 2005-02-01 True K000336 Rep. Kucinich, Dennis J. [D-OH-10] DENNIS KUCINICH D OH J. 10 2005-02-01 True H000627 Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22] MAURICE HINCHEY D NY D. 22 2005-02-01 True M000404 Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7] JIM MCDERMOTT D WA 7 2005-02-01 True W000738 Rep. Woolsey, Lynn C. [D-CA-6] LYNN WOOLSEY D CA 6 2005-02-01 True M000725 Rep. Miller, George [D-CA-7] GEORGE MILLER D CA 7 2005-02-01 True J000032 Rep. Jackson-Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON-LEE D TX 18 2005-02-17 False S000033 Rep. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT-At Large] Bernard Sanders I VT 0 2005-05-05 False R000577 Rep. Ryan, Tim [D-OH-17] TIM RYAN D OH 17 2005-05-05 False C001055 Rep. Case, Ed [D-HI-2] Ed Case D HI 2 2005-05-05 False D000399 Rep. Doggett, Lloyd [D-TX-25] LLOYD DOGGETT D TX 25 2005-05-05 False P000096 Rep. Pascrell, Bill, Jr. [D-NJ-8] WILLIAM PASCRELL D NJ J. 8 2005-05-05 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2005-05-05 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2005-11-04 False L000551 Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-9] BARBARA LEE D CA 9 2005-11-16 False C001049 Rep. Clay, Wm. Lacy [D-MO-1] WM. CLAY D MO LACY 1 2005-11-17 False P000149 Rep. Payne, Donald M. [D-NJ-10] DONALD PAYNE D NJ M. 10 2005-12-06 False C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-14] JOHN CONYERS D MI 14 2005-12-16 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Business records Citizen participation Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Fairness doctrine Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Independent regulatory commissions Internet Law Licenses Public interest Radio broadcasting Radio programs Radio stations Television broadcasting Television programs Television stations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2005-02-01 Introduced in House 2005-02-28T21:50:55Z Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from issuing or renewing any license for a broadcasting station based upon a finding that the issuance or renewal serves the public interest, convenience, and necessity unless such station: (1) covers issues of importance to the local community in a fair manner, taking into account diverse interests and viewpoints of the local community; (2) holds two public hearings each year in the local community to ascertain the needs and interests of the local communities that they serve; and (3) documents and reports in writing, on a biannual basis to the FCC, the programming that is broadcast to cover the issues of public importance as ascertained through the hearings process, and how such coverage reflects the diverse interests and viewpoints in the local community.

Allows any interested person to file a petition with the FCC to deny a license renewal for a broadcast station's failure to follow the above requirements.

Reduces from eight to four years the term of a broadcast license.

]]> Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act Short Titles as Introduced Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act Official Title as Introduced To enforce the public interest obligations of broadcast station licensees to their local communities. Display Title Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act Introduced in House 2005-02-01T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109hr501ih/xml/BILLS-109hr501ih.xml 2005-02-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. 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.