A bill to prevent the Federal Communications Commission from repromulgating the fairness doctrine.
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.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Introduced in Senate
Introduced in the Senate. Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.
Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 12.
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