3.0.0 383 2020-02-12T18:54:44Z 2020-02-12T18:54:44Z Senate S S 2005-02-15 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-02-15T22:02:19Z Localism in Broadcasting Reform Act of 2005 109 1665 HR 2005-04-22 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Identical bill CRS 2005-02-15 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1425) IntroReferral 2005-02-15 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1424-1425) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-02-15 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress M000303 Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] JOHN MCCAIN R AZ SIDNEY N Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Administrative remedies Electronic data interchange Electronic government information Families Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Government paperwork Government publicity Independent regulatory commissions Internet Law Licenses Public broadcasting Radio stations Standards Television and children Television programs Television stations Web sites Science, Technology, Communications 00 2005-02-15 Introduced in Senate 2005-03-22T15:33:11Z Localism in Broadcasting Reform Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce from eight to three years the term for radio or television broadcasting licenses issued by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). Requires full FCC review of at least five percent of the applications filed each year.

Requires every broadcaster to file electronically with the FCC a copy of its public interest issues and programs list and its children's programming reports within ten days after the end of each quarter. Allows a waiver of such requirement for good cause shown. Requires such list and reports to be made available on publicly accessible websites of such stations.

Requires the standards for a station's license renewal to include review of the licensee's other stations (if any).

Requires the FCC, within nine months after the enactment of this Act, to complete action on two specified proceedings concerning disclosure requirements and public interest obligations of television broadcast licensees.

]]> Localism in Broadcasting Reform Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Localism in Broadcasting Reform Act of 2005 Display Title Localism in Broadcasting Reform Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to shorten the term of broadcasting licenses under the Communications Act of 1934 from 8 to 3 years, to provide better public access to broadcasters' public interest issues and programs lists and children's programming reports, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-02-15T05:00:00Z 2005-02-15 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1425) 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.