H.R.6913: To protect local media, and for other purposes.

About This Bill

  • Introduced May 15, 2020
  • Latest Major Action May 15, 2020

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This bill requires a federal executive agency to expend 50% of funds obligated by such agency for the advertising and underwriting activities of local media for the period beginning on the enactment of this bill, and ending on December 31, 2020. It also requires such agencies to expend 25% of such funds for the period beginning on or after January 1, 2021. At least 45% of agency advertising and underwriting activities funding must be expended...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
May 15, 2020
Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Oversight and Reform, Small Business, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
May 15, 2020

Introduced in the House by Tim Ryan (D-Ohio)

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