House joint resolution · 108th Congress · Did not become law
Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedOct 16, 2003
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- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
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Latest action: Oct 27, 2003 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
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
62 cosponsors — 10 Republicans, 51 Democrats, 1 independent
10 of 62 cosponsors (16%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Joe Baca (D-CA), Frank Ballance (D-NC), Douglas Bereuter (R-NE), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Robert Brady (D-PA), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Dan Burton (R-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), John Conyers (D-MI), Danny Davis (D-IL), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Norman Dicks (D-WA), John Dingell (D-MI), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Etheridge (D-NC), Sam Farr (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Baron Hill (D-IN), Joseph Hoeffel (D-PA), Michael Honda (D-CA), Jay Inslee (D-WA), Nancy Johnson (R-CT), Marcy Kaptur (D-OH), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Rick Larsen (D-WA) and 32 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Maurice Hinchey.
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- H.R. 1796 (108th) America's Red Rock Wilderness Act of 2003
- H.Res. 218 (108th) To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should not revise its media ownership…
- H.R. 3446 (108th) Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act
- H.R. 1477 (108th) Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2003
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.