United States · Bill · S
S. 62 (111th)
Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009
Introduced
6 January 2009
Last action
6 January 2009 · Introduced
Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Sponsors
Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), notwithstanding any other provision of any Act, from having the authority to require broadcasters to present opposing viewpoints on controversial issues of public importance, commonly referred to as the Fairness Doctrine.
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Timeline
6 January 2009
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Source: IntroReferral
6 January 2009
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in Senate · 6 January 2009 · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in Senate (text)
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Introduced in Senate
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Sponsors
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Sponsor
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Related records
- related to → Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/senate-bill/62
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/111/s/62
- us · 111-s-62 · source updated 5 December 2025