3.0.0 4882 2023-01-11T13:15:29Z 2023-01-11T13:15:29Z House H HR 2007-12-19 110 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2007-12-19T19:20:10Z Referred to 2007-12-19T15:06:20Z 2007-12-19 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Committee 2007-12-19 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2007-12-19 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2642) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2007-12-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress E000215 Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-14] ANNA ESHOO D CA G. 14 N B001230 Rep. Baldwin, Tammy [D-WI-2] Tammy Baldwin D WI 2 2007-12-19 True L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-16] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 16 2008-01-16 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-39] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 39 2008-01-16 False S001145 Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] JANICE SCHAKOWSKY D IL D. 9 2008-02-06 False Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Education Educational television Elementary and secondary education Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Law Licenses Public interest Radio broadcasting Radio programs Radio stations Reporters and reporting Television broadcasting Television programs Television stations Science, Technology, Communications 00 2007-12-19 Introduced in House 2008-04-15T16:03:57Z Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require, as a part of broadcast station license renewal, that a station demonstrate it's dedication to civic affairs, local news, local programming, elections, and educational programming for children.

Decreases the term of new and renewal licenses from eight to three years.

]]> Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act Display Title Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act Short Titles as Introduced Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act Official Title as Introduced To ensure broadcast station licenses are utilized to serve the public interest. Introduced in House 2007-12-19T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110hr4882ih/xml/BILLS-110hr4882ih.xml 2007-12-19 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.