A bill to authorize the Federal Communications Commission to specify additional sources from which a radio station licensee must obtain information to enable the licensee to announce that a foreign governmental entity has paid for a broadcast.
Summary
This bill requires radio station licensees to obtain information from additional sources designated by the Federal Communications Commission when verifying (for purposes of announcing) if a foreign governmental entity paid for or furnished radio programming. The bill also specifies when licensees must obtain information and sets out related recordkeeping requirements.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Aug 2, 2022
Last action Aug 2, 2022
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2
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0
Committee
1
Aug 2, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
upper
Aug 2, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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