United States · Bill · S
S. 1577 (106th)
Broadcast Ownership Reform Act of 1999
Introduced
13 September 1999
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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Summary
Broadcast Ownership Reform Act of 1999 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to modify its rules for multiple ownership of television (TV) broadcast stations to increase to 50 (currently 35) percent the national audience reach limitations for TV stations owned by the same entity or person. States that the FCC's newspaper-broadcast cross-ownership rule shall cease to be in effect after December 31, 1999, unless it is reinstated by the FCC before January 1, 2000.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 September 1999
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 13 September 1999
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 13 September 1999
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/106th-congress/senate-bill/1577
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/106/s/1577