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April 6, 2022
Rep. Fred Upton Announces He Won't Seek Re-Election
Rep. FRED UPTON (R-MI) announced on the floor of CONGRESS TUESDAY (4/5) that he will not seek re-election. UPTON served as Chair of the HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE in 2011-17 and is presently Ranking Member of the ENERGY SUBCOMMITTEE. UPTON … more »
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January 19, 2021
Greg Watson Named Policy Advisor To FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr
WHITE HOUSE technology advisor GREG WATSON has been named Policy Advisor to FCC Commissioner BRENDAN CARR. WATSON served in the same capacity to the WHITE HOUSE CTO and formerly advised Rep. STEVE SCALISE (R-LA) and the HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE … more »
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September 9, 2020
House Energy & Commerce Committee OKs Broadcast Tax Certificate Bill
The HOUSE ENERGY & COMMERCE COMMITTEE has passed the "Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019," the bill that would reinstate the diversity tax certificate as an incentive for broadcast station owners to sell stations to … more »
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September 1, 2020
Proposed House Bill Would Establish Broadcast Incubator Program
HOUSE ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE Republican Leader Rep. GREG WALDEN (R-OR) has introduced a bill that would establish an incubator program to promote radio and television ownership diversity. The Broadcast Diversity in Leadership Act would create a … more »
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March 10, 2020
House Communications Subcommittee Sends Media Diversity Bills To Full Energy And Commerce Committee
The HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS AND TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE has sent four FCC-related media diversity bills to the full ENERGY AND COMMERCE COMMITTEE for consideration. The four bills were marked up at TODAY's hearing (3/10) along with an additional … more »
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January 13, 2020
Paul Jackson Named Director Of FCC Office Of Legislative Affairs
FCC Media Bureau Associate Bureau Chief PAUL JACKSON has been named Director of the FCC’s Office of Legislative Affairs, replacing TIM STRACHAN, who will be continuing in the Office of General Counsel. JACKSON is in his second stint with the … more »
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October 28, 2019
House Energy And Commerce Committee Chairman Greg Walden Won't Seek Re-Election To Congress
The latest Republican member of Congress to decide not to seek re-election is Rep. GREG WALDEN (R-OR), the former broadcaster who has been one of the industry's leading advocates in the House as Chair, and then Ranking Member, of the HOUSE ENERGY AND … more »
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April 18, 2019
FCC Media Bureau Names Holly Saurer Deputy Bureau Chief, Paul Jackson Associate Bueau Chief
The FCC Media Bureau has upped HOLLY SAURER to Deputy Bureau Chief and named PAUL JACKSON Associate Bureau Chief. SAURER has served in several positions at the Bureau, including Associate Bureau Chief, Senior Legal Advisor to the Bureau Chief, and … more »
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March 26, 2019
Bill To Restore Net Neutrality Passes House Communications & Technology Subcommittee
The "Save the Internet Act," the bill aiming to restore the net neutrality rules jettisoned by the FCC two years ago, has passed markup in the HOUSE COMMUNICATIONS & TECHNOLOGY SUBCOMMITTEE. The bill, which seeks to revive the 2015 Open … more »
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December 3, 2018
FCC Inspector General Again Concludes Chairman Pai Did Not Act Improperly In Sinclair-Tribune Merger Hearing
The FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION's own Office of Inspector General (OIG) has again examined Chairman PAI's actions regarding the SINCLAIR-TRIBUNE merger and has again concluded that PAI did not act improperly. The OIG, which says … more »








