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S.J.Res. 17 · 108th Congress

FCC Media Ownership bill

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24 cosponsors · 19 D, 4 R, 1 I
  1. Senate Introduced Jul 15, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Sep 16, 2003 55–40

Disapproves the broadcast media ownership rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and received by Congress on July 10, 2003.

What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Sep 16, 2003

RETURNED FOR REVISIONS

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Disapproves the broadcast media ownership rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and received by Congress on July 10, 2003. (That rule replaces the prohibition on common ownership of daily newspapers and broadcast outlets in the same market and the restrictions on common ownership of radio and television outlets in the same market with Cross Media Limits; revises the market definition and the way stations are counted for purposes of the local radio rule; revises the local television multiple ownership rule; modifies the national television ownership cap from a 35% national audience reach limit to a 45% reach limit, and retains the dual network rule.)

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

Votes to become law

Senate · Joint Resolution Passed Sep 16, 2003 · 55 Yea – 40 Nay Passage Majority Leader: Bill Frist
About this bill and sources

Official title: A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.

Latest action (Sep 16, 2003): Held at the desk.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 15, 2003

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  1. Senate Introduced Jul 15, 2003
  2. Senate Passed Sep 16, 2003 55–40

Final vote · Senate · Sep 16, 2003

Passage — Joint Resolution Passed. Vote details

Senate Majority Leader: Bill Frist

Yea55
RSR Shelby BLD Lincoln MPD Pryor BBD Boxer DFD Feinstein WAR Allard CDD Dodd JLD Lieberman JBD Biden TCD Carper BND Nelson DAD Akaka DID Inouye THD Harkin RDD Durbin EBD Bayh PRR Roberts MLD Landrieu TKD Kennedy BMD Mikulski PSD Sarbanes OSR Snowe SCR Collins CLD Levin DSD Stabenow MDD Dayton TLR Lott MBD Baucus EDR Dole BDD Dorgan KCD Conrad BND Nelson FLD Lautenberg JCD Corzine JBD Bingaman HRD Reid CSD Schumer HCD Clinton GVR Voinovich RWD Wyden JRD Reed LCR Chafee FHD Hollings TJD Johnson TDD Daschle LAR Alexander KHR Hutchison JJI Jeffords MCD Cantwell PMD Murray HKD Kohl RFD Feingold JRD Rockefeller RBD Byrd MER Enzi
Nay40
LMR Murkowski TSR Stevens JSR Sessions JMR McCain JKR Kyl BCR Campbell SCR Chambliss ZMD Miller CGR Grassley LCR Craig MCR Crapo PFR Fitzgerald RLR Lugar SBR Brownback JBR Bunning MMR McConnell JBD Breaux NCR Coleman JTR Talent KBR Bond TCR Cochran CBR Burns CHR Hagel JSR Sununu JGR Gregg PDR Domenici JER Ensign MDR DeWine DNR Nickles JIR Inhofe ASR Specter RSR Santorum LGR Graham BFR Frist JCR Cornyn OHR Hatch RBR Bennett GAR Allen JWR Warner CTR Thomas
Not Voting5
BGD Graham JKD Kerry JED Edwards GSR Smith PLD Leahy
Table of every position
MemberParty at voteSeatPosition
Lisa MurkowskiRAKNay
Ted StevensRAKNay
Jeff SessionsRALNay
Richard ShelbyRALYea
Blanche LincolnDARYea
Mark PryorDARYea
John McCainRAZNay
Jon KylRAZNay
Barbara BoxerDCAYea
Dianne FeinsteinDCAYea
Ben CampbellRCONay
Wayne AllardRCOYea
Christopher DoddDCTYea
Joseph LiebermanDCTYea
Joseph BidenDDEYea
Thomas CarperDDEYea
Bill NelsonDFLYea
Bob GrahamDFLNot Voting
Saxby ChamblissRGANay
Zell MillerDGANay
Daniel AkakaDHIYea
Daniel InouyeDHIYea
Chuck GrassleyRIANay
Tom HarkinDIAYea
Larry CraigRIDNay
Mike CrapoRIDNay
Peter FitzgeraldRILNay
Richard DurbinDILYea
Evan BayhDINYea
Richard LugarRINNay
Pat RobertsRKSYea
Sam BrownbackRKSNay
Jim BunningRKYNay
Mitch McConnellRKYNay
John BreauxDLANay
Mary LandrieuDLAYea
John KerryDMANot Voting
Ted KennedyDMAYea
Barbara MikulskiDMDYea
Paul SarbanesDMDYea
Olympia SnoweRMEYea
Susan CollinsRMEYea
Carl LevinDMIYea
Debbie StabenowDMIYea
Mark DaytonDMNYea
Norm ColemanRMNNay
Jim TalentRMONay
Kit BondRMONay
Thad CochranRMSNay
Trent LottRMSYea
Conrad BurnsRMTNay
Max BaucusDMTYea
Elizabeth DoleRNCYea
John EdwardsDNCNot Voting
Byron DorganDNDYea
Kent ConradDNDYea
Ben NelsonDNEYea
Chuck HagelRNENay
John SununuRNHNay
Judd GreggRNHNay
Frank LautenbergDNJYea
Jon CorzineDNJYea
Jeff BingamanDNMYea
Pete DomeniciRNMNay
Harry ReidDNVYea
John EnsignRNVNay
Chuck SchumerDNYYea
Hillary ClintonDNYYea
George VoinovichROHYea
Mike DeWineROHNay
Don NicklesROKNay
Jim InhofeROKNay
Gordon SmithRORNot Voting
Ron WydenDORYea
Arlen SpecterRPANay
Rick SantorumRPANay
Jack ReedDRIYea
Lincoln ChafeeRRIYea
Fritz HollingsDSCYea
Lindsey GrahamRSCNay
Tim JohnsonDSDYea
Tom DaschleDSDYea
Bill FristRTNNay
Lamar AlexanderRTNYea
John CornynRTXNay
Kay HutchisonRTXYea
Orrin HatchRUTNay
Robert BennettRUTNay
George AllenRVANay
John WarnerRVANay
Jim JeffordsIVTYea
Patrick LeahyDVTNot Voting
Maria CantwellDWAYea
Patty MurrayDWAYea
Herb KohlDWIYea
Russell FeingoldDWIYea
Jay RockefellerDWVYea
Robert ByrdDWVYea
Craig ThomasRWYNay
Michael EnziRWYYea