S. 1228 · 116th Congress
PIRATE Act
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- Senate Introduced Apr 29, 2019
- Senate Passed Jan 8, 2020
Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act or the PIRATE Act
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate · Jan 8, 2020
Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act or the PIRATE Act
This bill addresses unlicensed radio broadcasting (called pirating), including by increasing to $2 million the maximum fine for a pirate radio broadcasting violation and imposing a fine of up to $100,000 per day for pirating violations subject to the $2 million limit.
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) must (1) annually submit to Congress a report summarizing implementation of this bill and associated enforcement activities for the previous fiscal year; and (2) at least once a year, assign appropriate enforcement personnel to focus specific and sustained attention on the elimination of pirate radio broadcasting within the top five radio markets.
The FCC may not preempt any state or local law prohibiting pirate radio broadcasting.
The FCC shall (1) revise its rules to require that, absent good cause, in any case alleging a violation, it shall proceed directly to issue a Notice of Apparent Liability without first issuing a Notice of Unlicensed Operations; and (2) publish a database of all licensed radio stations operating in the AM and FM band that includes each licensed station and all entities that have received a Notice of Unlicensed Operation, Notice of Apparent Liability, or Forfeiture Order from the FCC.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: PIRATE Act
Also known as: Preventing Illegal Radio Abuse Through Enforcement Act
Latest action (Jan 9, 2020): Held at the desk.
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 29, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Apr 29, 2019
- Senate Passed Jan 8, 2020
No recorded floor vote found.