Restore the Fairness Doctrine Act of 2019

Bill: 116-hr-4401
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]
Introduced: 2019-09-19
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Administrative law and regulatory procedures

Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies

Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
Latest action: action_date: 2019-09-20
text: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Summaries:
action_date: 2019-09-19
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Restore the Fairness Doctrine Act of 2019</b></p> <p>This bill requires a broadcast radio or television licensee to provide reasonable opportunity for discussion of conflicting views on matters of public importance.</p>

tv_txt: I 116th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 4401 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 19, 2019 Ms. Gabbard introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce A BILL To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reinstate the obligation of broadcast licensees to afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance (commonly known as the Fairness Doctrine ).

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Restore the Fairness Doctrine Act of 2019 . 2. Fairness doctrine Section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 315 ) is amended— (1) by redesignating subsections (a) through (e) as subsections (b) through (f), respectively; and (2) by inserting before subsection (b), as so redesignated, the following: (a) Public interest obligation To cover publicly important issues A broadcast licensee shall afford reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance. The enforcement and application of the requirement imposed by this subsection shall be consistent with the rules and policies of the Commission in effect on January 1, 1987, including sections 73.1920 and 73.1930 (relating to personal attacks and political editorials, respectively) of title 47, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on such date). .