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Articles and editorials

Trump’s Moves Against Media Outlets Mirror Authoritarian Approaches to Silencing Dissent, S7610 [21OC]

Bills and resolutions

Arts and humanities: recognize capacity of popular arts to bring people together, inspire creativity and imagination, promote critical thinking, and instill universal values of truth, justice, and equality (see H. Res. 599), H3527 [21JY]

Business and industry: clarify and make more transparent agreements between cable operators and franchise authorities on termination, elimination, or modification of certain franchise requirements (see H.R. 5290), H4238 [10SE]

——— protect intellectual property rights in voice and visual likeness of individuals (see S. 1367), S2520 [9AP] (see H.R. 2794), H1562 [9AP]

Copyrights: provide for blocking orders relating to specifically identified infringing foreign websites or online services (see H.R. 791), H403 [28JA]

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] (see H.R. 1211), H644 [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]

Courts: provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings (see S. 1133), S1871 [26MR]

C–SPAN: aniversary of Senate coverage (see S. Res. 259), S3169 [2JN]

Dept. of HHS: assess economic, mental health, and social consequences of screen addiction among adult men (see H.R. 6680), H5809 [11DE]

——— conduct comprehensive study on mental, social, and developmental impacts of screen addiction among young men (see H.R. 6679), H5809 [11DE]

EPA: control exports of electronic waste to ensure that such waste does not become source of counterfeit goods that may reenter U.S. military and civilian electronics supply chains (see H.R. 2998), H1623 [24AP]

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]

——— express that comments made by FCC Chairman threatening to penalize ABC and Disney for political commentary of ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel were dangerous and unconstitutional (see S. Res. 407), S6731 [18SE]

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

——— modify definition of franchise fee to clarify that fees cable companies provide to local governments only include monetary assessments, not in-kind contributions (see S. 1994), S3284 [9JN] (see H.R. 3805), H2532 [6JN]

——— 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]

——— prohibit granting license or U.S. access for non-geostationary orbit satellite system if license or access would be held by entity that produces covered communications equipment or service (see S. 1962), S3254 [5JN] (see H.R. 2458), H1336 [27MR]

——— promulgate regulations relative to rebates for certain video programming blackouts (see S. 328), S523 [30JA] (see H.R. 888), H431 [31JA]

——— require providers of cable and telephone service to charge veterans’ organizations residential rates (see H.R. 2699), H1460 [7AP]

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

FEMA: 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]

Jones, James Earl: award Congressional Gold Medal posthumously (see H.R. 1933), H1037 [6MR]

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

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

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

Seattle, WA: designate Museum of Pop Culture as ‘‘National Museum of Pop Culture’’ (see H.R. 3290), H1943 [8MY]

Supreme Court: permit televising of proceedings (see S. 1146), S1872 [26MR] (see H.R. 2361), H1300 [26MR]

Taxation: expand ability to expense certain qualified productions (see S. 2530), S4904 [30JY] (see H.R. 4840), H3672 [1AU]

——— extend bonus depreciation for qualified film and television productions and require minimum in-State spending thresholds for such productions (see H.R. 3844), H2569 [9JN]

——— extend deduction for film and television productions and make certain changes relative to calculation of such deduction (see H.R. 4787), H3661 [29JY]

——— provide credits for carriage of independent programmers by certain multichannel video programming distributors (see H.R. 2230), H1171 [18MR]

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

Telecommunications: prohibit franchising authorities from requiring approval for sale of cable systems (see H.R. 4927), H3687 [8AU]

——— set deadlines for cable franchising authorities to act on requests for new franchises or modifications to existing cable systems (see H.R. 5170), H3890 [8SE] (see H.R. 5311), H4263 [11SE]

Wisconsin: provide greater access to in-State television network broadcast programming for cable and satellite subscribers in certain counties (see S. 2711), S6320 [4SE] (see H.R. 5165), H3861 [4SE]

Essays

State of the Union: Owen Stygles, S1340 [25FE]

Lists

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

Remarks in House

Baker, Dawn: Georgia Association of Broadcasters Hall of Fame inductee, H4965 [1DE]

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

C–SPAN: anniversary, H1231 [25MR]

——— commend expansion of congressional coverage to streaming platforms, H4976 [2DE]

FCC: express that comments made by FCC Chairman threatening to penalize ABC and Disney for political commentary of ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel were dangerous and unconstitutional, H4479 [19SE]

——— prohibit granting license or U.S. access for non-geostationary orbit satellite system if license or access would be held by entity that produces covered communications equipment or service (H.R. 2458), H1652, H1653 [28AP]

——— promulgate regulations relative to rebates for certain video programming blackouts (H.R. 888), H1264 [25MR]

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]

Gutfeld, Greg: analysis of media response to shooting of Charlie Kirk, E962 [17OC]

Martínez, Nina: Lone Star Emmy Award recipient, E1112 [20NO]

Sheridan, Taylor: Media for Texas (organization) ‘‘Texas Made’’ award recipient, E570 [12JN]

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

Watchmen Broadcasting (organization): anniversary, E642 [2JY]

WTOC–TV (Savannah, GA): National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences Emmy Award recipient, H2983 [26JN]

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: children’s educational programming funding, S4405, S4406 [16JY]

——— 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]

Courts: permit televising of proceedings in State, Federal, and Supreme Courts, S7877 [4NO]

C–SPAN: aniversary of Senate coverage (S. Res. 259), S3171, S3172 [2JN], S3478 [18JN]

——— anniversary of Senate coverage (S. Res. 259), S6043 [4SE]

FCC: condemn comments made by FCC Chairman Carr relative to ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel at Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) hearing, S8880 [18DE]

——— express that comments made by FCC Chairman threatening to penalize ABC and Disney for political commentary of ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel were dangerous and unconstitutional (S. Res. 407), S6718 [18SE]

——— express that comments made by FCC Chairman threatening to penalize ABC and Disney for political commentary of ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel were dangerous and unconstitutional (S. Res. 407), unanimous-consent request, S6719 [18SE]

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]

Trump, President: evaluation of administration, S6972 [7OC]

——— evaluation of administration relative to democracy and rule of law, S7060 [9OC]

——— evaluation of administration relative to freedom of the press, S2618 [29AP], S6781 [19SE], S7609–S7613 [21OC]

Reports filed

Secure Space Act: Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 2458) (H. Rept. 119–65), H1622 [24AP]

Texts of

H.R. 2458, Secure Space Act, H1652 [28AP]

S. 1146, Cameras in the Courtroom Act, S1874 [26MR]

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

S. Res. 259, C–SPAN Senate coverage anniversary, S3171 [2JN]

S. Res. 407, express that comments made by FCC Chairman threatening to penalize ABC and Disney for political commentary of ABC late night host Jimmy Kimmel were dangerous and unconstitutional, S6738 [18SE]

Transcripts

Media Response to Shooting of Charlie Kirk: Greg Gutfeld, E962 [17OC]