United States · Bill · S
S. 1563 (108th)
National Minority Media Opportunities Act
Introduced
1 August 2003
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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Summary
National Minority Media Opportunities Act - Amends the Telecommunications Authorization Act of 1992 to require Federal Communications Commission (FCC) review of the assignment or transfer of a broadcast license used primarily to serve a language minority (persons of American Indian, Asian American, Alaskan Native, or Spanish heritage). Amends the Telecommunications Act of 1996 to require the FCC, after notice and comment, to report to Congress regarding the ownership and control of broadcast stations (including AM, FM, and television) used to serve language minorities.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 August 2003
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 1 August 2003
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 1 August 2003
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/108th-congress/senate-bill/1563
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/108/s/1563