Senate bill · 105th Congress · Did not become law
Community Broadcasters Protection Act of 1998
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedNov 7, 1997
- Committee actionOct 1, 1998
- Passed Senate—
- Passed House—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Oct 21, 1998 — Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12846)
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to S. 1427.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: S. Rept. 105-411 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee on October 12, 1998.Source: Congress.gov, reported October 12, 1998 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/105/SRPT/411
- Congress.gov bill record
- S. 1427, 105th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1427
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 28, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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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.
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- S. 646 (105th) Customs Enforcement and Market Access Act of 1997
- S. 1310 (105th) LEAF Act
- S. 1649 (105th) A bill to exempt disabled individuals from being required to enroll with a managed care entity under the medicaid program.
- S. 1968 (105th) Air Service Restoration Act
Sponsor’s state and district
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.