US Congress House Bill 363 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 4-0)
Status: Introduced on January 9 2009 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2009-01-09 - Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
Pending: House Foreign Affairs Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009 - Amends the U.S. International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to establish the United States International Broadcasting Agency, which shall be headed by the Board of Governors of the United States International Broadcasting Agency, to carry out various international broadcasting activities of the United States (thereby eliminating the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau). Sets forth: (1) Agency authorities and functions; and (2) transition provisions. Directs the Board to establish an Office of the Ombudsman to be a liaison between both the audience and employees and employees and management of the broadcasting entities under Board control.

United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2009

Rep. Dan Burton [R-IN]

Rep. Thaddeus McCotter [R-MI]

Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R-FL]

Rep. Edward Royce [R-CA]

Date	Chamber	Action
2009-01-09		Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/111th-congress/house-bill/363/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/111/bills/hr363/BILLS-111hr363ih.pdf