House resolution · 108th Congress · Did not become law
To express the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should not revise its media ownership rules without more extensive review and comment by the public.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMay 6, 2003
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
Latest action: May 9, 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
135 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 132 Democrats, 1 independent
2 of 135 cosponsors (1%) are from the other party.
Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Anibal Acevedo-Vila (D-PR), Gary Ackerman (D-NY), Thomas Allen (D-ME), Joe Baca (D-CA), Brian Baird (D-WA), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Frank Ballance (D-NC), Xavier Becerra (D-CA), Chris Bell (D-TX), Timothy Bishop (D-NY), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Sherwood Boehlert (R-NY), Corrine Brown (D-FL), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Lois Capps (D-CA), Michael Capuano (D-MA), Ben Cardin (D-MD), Julia Carson (D-IN), Ed Case (D-HI), Wm. Clay (D-MO), James Clyburn (D-SC), John Conyers (D-MI), James Cooper (D-TN), Jerry Costello (D-IL), Joseph Crowley (D-NY), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Danny Davis (D-IL), Jim Davis (D-FL), Susan Davis (D-CA) and 105 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.R. 3446 (108th) Yellowstone Buffalo Preservation Act
- H.R. 1477 (108th) Federal Acupuncture Coverage Act of 2003
- H.J.Res. 72 (108th) Disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.
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.