RADIO related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting; Telecommunications

Articles and editorials

Why I’m Handing in My Pentagon Press Pass, S7613 [21OC]

Bills and resolutions

Center of Excellence for Dark and Quiet Skies: establish (see S. 3247), S8274 [20NO]

Copyrights: provide fair treatment of radio stations and artists for use of sound recordings (see S. 326), S523 [30JA] (see H.R. 861), H430 [31JA]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: eliminate taxpayer funding for PBS and National Public Radio (see H.R. 2443), H1335 [27MR]

——— prohibit Federal funding (see S. 519), S859 [11FE]

——— prohibit Federal funding for PBS and National Public Radio and transfer such funding to reduce public debt (see S. 518), S859 [11FE] (see H.R. 1216), H644 [11FE]

FCC: clarify that Commission may not take action against broadcast licensee or any other person on basis of viewpoint (see S. 867), S1580 [5MR] (see H.R. 1880), H1008 [5MR]

——— establish program to make grants to certain radio stations experiencing harmful interference (see H.R. 6699), H5840 [12DE]

——— improve coordination with National Telecommunications and Information Administration relative to spectrum management (see H.R. 2171), H1168 [18MR]

——— prohibit application of private land use restrictions to amateur service communications without reasonable accommodations (see S. 459), S792 [5FE] (see H.R. 1094), H554 [6FE]

——— prohibit from requiring any regulated entity to align speech of such entity with political ideology of any Presidential administration (see H.R. 5460), H4453 [18SE]

——— take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in broadcasting industry (see S. 2123), S3470 [18JN] (see H.R. 3879), H2614 [10JN]

FEMA: open applications for Next Generation Warning System grants for not less than 30 days each year (see H.R. 6463), H5050 [4DE]

——— provide technical and financial assistance to State, local, and Tribal authorities to conduct testing of emergency alert and warning systems (see H.R. 5154), H3861 [4SE]

Freedom of speech: condemn attempts to use Federal regulatory power or litigation to suppress lawful speech, particularly speech critical of political party or President of U.S. (see H. Res. 748), H4488 [19SE]

Hispanic Americans: recognize importance of Spanish-language media in U.S. (see H. Res. 804), H4536 [14OC]

Music and dance: oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations (see S. Con. Res. 8), S1460 [3MR] (see H. Con. Res. 12), H709 [13FE]

Nashville, TN: anniversary of Grand Ole Opry (see S. Res. 207), S2800 [7MY]

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration: issue rule requiring access to AM broadcast stations in motor vehicles (see S. 315), S480 [29JA] (see H.R. 979), H501 [5FE]

National Public Radio: eliminate taxpayer funding (see S. 746), S1396 [26FE] (see H.R. 1146), H584 [7FE] (see H.R. 1595), H876 [26FE]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: audit Federal spectrum (see S. 794), S1429 [27FE]

——— issue annual report on use of spectrum by Federal Government in certain bands of frequencies (see S. 2869), S6729 [18SE]

News media: codify Executive Order 14290 entitled ‘‘Ending Taxpayer Subsidization of Biased Media’’ (see S. 2020), S3346 [11JN] (see H.R. 3675), H2418 [3JN]

NOAA: expand and modernize weather radio system (see S. 2583), S4995 [31JY]

——— provide guidance for, and investment in, upgrade and modernization of Weather Radio All Hazards network (see H.R. 5456), H4453 [18SE]

Preserving and Protecting Local News Month: designate (see S. Res. 152), S2093 [31MR]

Taxation: provide tax incentives that support local newspapers and other local media (see H.R. 1753), H917 [27FE] (see H.R. 4514), H3473 [17JY]

WOWO–Radio (Fort Wayne, IN): anniversary (see S. Res. 135), S1835 [25MR] (see H. Res. 252), H1273 [25MR]

Lists

Members entitled to admission to Congress Radio and Television Correspondents Gallery, S8716–S8728 [15DE]

Proclamations

Tribute to Missey Bailey: Representative Frederica S. Wilson, E1238 [19DE]

Remarks in House

Asheville, NC: tribute to iHeartRadio Asheville, E895 [26SE]

Carter Broadcast Group, Inc.: anniversary, E594 [20JN]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: eliminate taxpayer funding for PBS and National Public Radio, H1737 [30AP], H1890 [7MY], H2060 [15MY], H2480 [5JN], H3331 [16JY]

FEMA: open applications for Next Generation Warning System grants for not less than 30 days each year (H.R. 6463), H5040 [4DE]

Freedom of speech: condemn attempts to use Federal regulatory power or litigation to suppress lawful speech, particularly speech critical of political party or President of U.S., H4446 [18SE], H4481 [19SE]

KBHL–Radio (Osakis, MN): anniversary of Praise Live broadcasting, H1130 [11MR]

Lamont, Tony: Indiana Broadcasting Hall of Fame inductee, E397 [7MY]

Nashville, TN: anniversary of Grand Ole Opry, H1466 [8AP], E227 [18MR]

Omoyiwola, Esther: Amateur Radio Digital Communications (organization) scholarship recipient, H4812 [19NO]

Radio Martí: anniversary, E455 [20MY]

Rhodes, Austin: Georgia Radio Hall of Fame inductee, H2914 [24JN]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration relative to Executive orders, H1890 [7MY]

WJBC–Radio (Bloomington, IL): anniversary, E322 [17AP], E399 [7MY]

WMBD–Radio (Peoria, IL): anniversary of ‘‘Greg and Dan Show’’, E635 [30JN]

WOWO–Radio (Fort Wayne, IN): anniversary (H. Res. 252), H1344 [31MR]

Remarks in Senate

Arkansas Broadcasters Association: tribute to Hall of Fame inductees, S6534 [10SE]

Budget: prohibit rescission of Corp. for Public Broadcasting funding that supports public radio or television stations that primarily serve rural areas or Tribal communities, S4401, S4402 [16JY]

——— prohibit rescission of Corp. for Public Broadcasting funding that supports public safety, S4401 [16JY]

——— prohibit rescission of Corp. for Public Broadcasting funding to public broadcasting stations that participate in emergency alert system, S4402 [16JY]

Corp. for Public Broadcasting: eliminate taxpayer funding for PBS and National Public Radio, S3242 [5JN], S4273–S4280 [9JY]

——— funding, S4403 [16JY]

——— prohibit Federal funding, S2471 [8AP], S2767 [6MY]

——— prohibit Federal funding (S. 519), S845–S847 [11FE], S1007 [18FE], S1485 [4MR]

KNSS–Radio (Wichita, KS): tribute to ‘‘Steve & Ted in the Morning’’ radio show, S6317 [4SE]

Nashville, TN: anniversary of Grand Ole Opry, S183 [15JA]

——— anniversary of Grand Ole Opry (S. Res. 207), S2793 [7MY]

Public broadcasting: funding for infrastructure that supports public access to Emergency Alert System and life-saving weather alerts, S4413 [16JY]

——— funding for public access to radio and television programming relative to veterans, S4412 [16JY]

Soros, George: pending purchase of WWL–Radio (New Orleans, LA), S268 [21JA]

WOWO–Radio (Fort Wayne, IN): anniversary (S. Res. 135), S1818 [25MR]

Reports filed

AM Radio for Every Vehicle Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 315) (S. Rept. 119–11), S2170 [3AP]

——— Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 979) (H. Rept. 119–379), H4666 [12NO]

Texts of

S. Con. Res. 8, oppose new fees, taxes, royalties, or charges on local, over the air, radio stations, S1463 [3MR]

S. Res. 135, WOWO–Radio (Fort Wayne, IN) anniversary, S1837 [25MR]

S. Res. 152, Preserving and Protecting Local News Month, S2098 [31MR]

S. Res. 207, Grand Ole Opry anniversary, S2801 [7MY]