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    <constitutionalAuthorityStatementText><![CDATA[<pre>[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 99 (Tuesday, June 10, 2025)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [<a href="https://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]By Mr. HORSFORD:H.R. 3879.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Pursuant to clause 7(c)(1) of Rule XII the followingstatement is submitted regarding the specific powers grantedto Congress in the U.S. Constitution to enact theaccompanying bill or joint resolution.[Page H2616]</pre>]]></constitutionalAuthorityStatementText>
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        <text><![CDATA[<p><strong>Broadcast Varied Ownership Incentives for Community Expanded Service Act or the Broadcast VOICES Act</strong></p><p>This bill establishes tax incentives for certain transactions that facilitate the ownership and management of broadcast radio stations by socially disadvantaged individuals and imposes related reporting requirements. Under the bill, a <em>socially disadvantaged individual</em> is a woman or an individual who has been subjected to racial or ethnic prejudice or cultural bias because of their membership in a group. (A similar tax incentive, known as the Minority Tax Certificate Program, was in effect from 1978 to 1995.)</p><p>Specifically, the bill permits individuals and entities engaged in the qualifying sale of a radio station to elect nonrecognition of the gain or loss resulting from the sale. A qualifying sale is (1) a sale of an interest in a station that results in or preserves ownership of the station by socially disadvantaged individuals, or (2) a sale of some or all of an interest in a station that is owned by socially disadvantaged individuals by an individual or entity that contributed capital in exchange for the interest (e.g., an investor that contributed startup capital). Such sales must also meet other requirements, including a cap on the value of the sale.</p><p>The bill also establishes a tax credit for contributions of radio stations for the training of socially disadvantaged individuals in station management and operations.</p><p>Finally, the bill requires the Federal Communications Commission to report to Congress with recommendations for increasing ownership of radio stations by socially disadvantaged individuals.</p>]]></text>
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