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House bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Community Broadcasting Protection Act of 1997

H.R. 1539Introduced May 6, 1997Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Rep. Charles Norwood R-GA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 21, 1997 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

42 cosponsors — 24 Republicans, 18 Democrats

18 of 42 cosponsors (43%) are from the other party.

Robert Aderholt (R-AL), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Richard Burr (R-NC), Stephen Buyer (R-IN), Julia Carson (D-IN), Bob Clement (D-TN), Gary Condit (D-CA), Robert Cramer (D-AL), Randy Cunningham (R-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Nathan Deal (R-GA), John Duncan (R-TN), Bob Filner (D-CA), Paul Gillmor (R-OH), Bart Gordon (D-TN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Lee Hamilton (D-IN), J. Hastert (R-IL), William Jenkins (R-TN), Walter Jones (R-NC), Patrick Kennedy (D-RI), Jack Kingston (R-GA), Ron Klink (D-PA), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), John Murtha (D-PA), James Oberstar (D-MN), Michael Oxley (R-OH), Michael Pappas (R-NJ), Collin Peterson (D-MN), Bob Riley (R-AL) and 12 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Charles Norwood.

Sponsor’s state and district

Georgia in Congress · GA-10 district

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Data as of Sep 29, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.