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Senate Bill 4772
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Future of Local News Commission Act of 2020
Introduced
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Sep 30, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 30, 2020
Latest Action
Sep 30, 2020
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
4772
Congress
116
Policy Area
Science, Technology, Communications
Science, Technology, Communications
Primary focus of measure is natural sciences, space exploration, research policy and funding, research and development, STEM education, scientific cooperation and communication; technology policies, telecommunication, information technology; digital media, journalism. Measures concerning scientific education may fall under Education policy area.
Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Brian Schatz
Hawaii
Democrat
Michael Bennet
Colorado
Democrat
Amy Klobuchar
Minnesota
Senate Votes (0)
House Votes (0)
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary

Future of Local News Commission Act of 2020

This bill establishes the Future of Local News Commission to examine, report on, and make recommendations related to the state of local news and the ability of local news to meet the information needs of the people of the United States.

The duties of the commission include (1) examining the implications of the loss of local newspapers, digital news outlets, and broadcasting outlets; (2) assessing the impact of the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) pandemic and whether the Paycheck Protection Program has had beneficial effects on local news organizations; and (3) assessing and examining existing and potential means of supporting local news production.

The commission must recommend mechanisms that the federal government can create and implement to support the production of local news, such as the possible creation of a new national endowment for local journalism or the reform and expansion of the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.

Text (1)
Introduced in Senate
September 30, 2020
Actions (2)
09/30/2020
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
09/30/2020
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:39 PM
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