3.0.0 4772 2023-01-11T13:44:39Z 2023-01-11T13:44:39Z Senate S 2020-09-30 116 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2020-09-30T22:29:55Z 2020-09-30 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2020-09-30 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001194 Sen. Schatz, Brian [D-HI] Brian Schatz D HI N B001267 Sen. Bennet, Michael F. [D-CO] Michael Bennet D CO 2020-09-30 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2020-09-30 True Science, Technology, Communications Advisory bodies Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Business expenses Cardiovascular and respiratory health Congressional oversight Corporation for Public Broadcasting Emergency medical services and trauma care Government lending and loan guarantees Infectious and parasitic diseases News media and reporting Small business Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations Wages and earnings Science, Technology, Communications 00 2020-09-30 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-23T14:05:35Z Future of Local News Commission Act of 2020

This bill establishes the Future of Local News Commission to examine, report on, and make recommendations related to the state of local news and the ability of local news to meet the information needs of the people of the United States.

The duties of the commission include (1) examining the implications of the loss of local newspapers, digital news outlets, and broadcasting outlets; (2) assessing the impact of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and whether the Paycheck Protection Program has had beneficial effects on local news organizations; and (3) assessing and examining existing and potential means of supporting local news production.

The commission must recommend mechanisms that the federal government can create and implement to support the production of local news, such as the possible creation of a new national endowment for local journalism or the reform and expansion of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

]]> Future of Local News Commission Act of 2020 Display Title Future of Local News Commission Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Future of Local News Commission Act of 2020 Introduced in Senate IS Official Title as Introduced A bill to establish the Future of Local News Commission to examine and report on the role of local news gathering in sustaining democracy in the United States and the factors contributing to the demise of local journalism, and to propose policies and mechanisms that could reinvigorate local news to meet the critical information needs of the people of the United States in the 21st century. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2020-09-30T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116s4772is/xml/BILLS-116s4772is.xml 2020-09-30 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.