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Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law

Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1998

S. 1427Introduced Nov 7, 1997Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Sponsor: Sen. Wendell Ford D-KY
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Where it went

Latest action: Oct 21, 1998 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12846)

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1427.

Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.

From the Congress.gov bill record for S. 1427, last updated September 8, 2026. PORKER’s copy was retrieved September 28, 2026 and is refreshed nightly. Open “Evidence” on any line for the record, field and file fingerprint.

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

20 cosponsors — 8 Republicans, 12 Democrats

8 of 20 cosponsors (40%) are from the other party.

Spencer Abraham (R-MI), Daniel Akaka (D-HI), John Ashcroft (R-MO), John Breaux (D-LA), Sam Brownback (R-KS), Richard Bryan (D-NV), Conrad Burns (R-MT), Max Cleland (D-GA), Paul Coverdell (R-GA), Thomas Daschle (D-SD), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), William Frist (R-TN), Daniel Inouye (D-HI), Tim Johnson (D-SD), John Kerry (D-MA), Chester Lott (R-MS), Frank Murkowski (R-AK), Jay Rockefeller (D-WV), Paul Wellstone (D-MN), Ron Wyden (D-OR).

More from the sponsor

Other 105th Congress bills sponsored by Sen. Wendell Ford.

Sponsor’s state and district

Kentucky in Congress

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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.