US SB4772 | 2019-2020 | 116th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 3-0)
Status: Introduced on September 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on September 30 2020 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2020-09-30 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Pending: Senate Commerce, Science, And Transportation Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
A bill to establish the Future of Local News Commission to examine and report on the role of local news gathering in sustaining democracy in the United States and the factors contributing to the demise of local journalism, and to propose policies and mechanisms that could reinvigorate local news to meet the critical information needs of the people of the United States in the 21st century.
Title
Future of Local News Commission Act of 2020
Sponsors
| Sen. Brian Schatz [D-HI] | Sen. Michael Bennet [D-CO] | Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-09-30 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. |
Subjects
Advisory bodies
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
News media and reporting
Science, technology, communications
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Wages and earnings
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Business expenses
Cardiovascular and respiratory health
Congressional oversight
Corporation for Public Broadcasting
Emergency medical services and trauma care
Government lending and loan guarantees
Infectious and parasitic diseases
News media and reporting
Science, technology, communications
Small business
Social work, volunteer service, charitable organizations
Wages and earnings
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/senate-bill/4772/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/s4772/BILLS-116s4772is.pdf |
