H.R. 7070: United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2008
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H.R. 7070: United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2008
110th Congress · introduced 2008-09-25 · International Affairs · Latest: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2008-09-25 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the House Committee on Foreign Affairs. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2008
Plain summary
United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2008 - Amends the U.S. International Broadcasting Act of 1994 to establish the United States International Broadcasting Agency, which shall be headed by the Board of Governors of the United States International Broadcasting Agency, to carry out various international broadcasting activities of the United States (thereby eliminating the Broadcasting Board of Governors and the International Broadcasting Bureau). Sets forth: (1) Agency authorities and functions; and (2) transition provisions. Directs the Board to establish an Office of the Ombudsman to be a liaison between both the audience and employees and employees and management of the broadcasting entities under Board control.
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Official text
United States Broadcasting Reorganization Act of 2008
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Ros-Lehtinen, Ileana [R-FL-18] · 3 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-110hr7070.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/110/hr>
Record fed-us-cong110-hr7070 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong110 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong110