House bill · 116th Congress · Did not become law
MEDIA Diversity Act of 2020
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 9, 2020
- Committee actionJul 15, 2020
- Passed HouseSep 21, 2020 · by voice vote
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Sep 22, 2020 — Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5567.
- Committee reportCongress.gov lists 1 committee report for this bill: H. Rept. 116-523 ↗. The Congress.gov committee record lists a “Reported By” entry for the Energy and Commerce Committee on September 18, 2020.Source: Congress.gov, reported September 18, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- committeeReports
- Report API records
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/committee-report/116/HRPT/523
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5567, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5567
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. LONG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 166, No. 5, January 9, 2020, Pages H148-H149):Under Article I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the Constitution, Congress has the power to collect taxes and expend funds to provide for the general welfare of the United States. Congress may also make laws that are necessary and proper for carrying into execution their powers enumerated under Article I.Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record January 9, 2020 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 298 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 5567, 116th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/5567
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- September 8, 2026
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 20, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate (as of September 8, 2026). Not every bill gets one.
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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
2 cosponsors — 1 Republican, 1 Democrat
1 of 2 cosponsors (50%) are from the other party.
More from the sponsor
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Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 20, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.