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H.R. 4871: Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2021

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H.R. 4871: Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2021

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-30 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-30 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title

Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2021

Plain summary

Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2021 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry and establishes a related tax incentive. Specifically, the bill requires the FCC to report to Congress regarding (1) recommendations for increasing the total number of broadcast stations that are owned or controlled by members of minority groups or women, (2) the total number of broadcast stations that are owned or controlled by members of minority groups or women, and (3) whether there is a nexus between diversity of ownership or control of broadcast stations and the diversity of the viewpoints expressed on the stations. In addition, the bill allows companies engaged in the qualifying sale of a broadcast station to receive favorable tax treatment by electing nonrecognition of the gain or loss resulting from the sale. To qualify for this treatment, the sale must result in or preserve ownership and control of a broadcast station by socially disadvantaged individuals.

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Official text

Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2021

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] · 40 cosponsors

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Cosponsors on this site

Steven Horsford (D-NV), Joaquin Castro (D-TX), Kathy Castor (D-FL), Eleanor Holmes Norton (D-DC), Robin L. Kelly (D-IL), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL), Yvette D. Clarke (D-NY), Adriano Espaillat (D-NY), Henry C. "Hank" Johnson, Jr. (D-GA), Nydia M. Velázquez (D-NY), Darren Soto (D-FL), Marc A. Veasey (D-TX), Pete Aguilar (D-CA), Frank J. Mrvan (D-IN), Peter Welch (D-VT), Joyce Beatty (D-OH), Linda T. Sánchez (D-CA), Paul Tonko (D-NY), Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-DE), Ilhan Omar (D-MN), Grace Meng (D-NY), André Carson (D-IN), Deborah K. Ross (D-NC), Ted Lieu (D-CA), Joe Neguse (D-CO), Lori Trahan (D-MA), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Jake Auchincloss (D-MA), Joe Courtney (D-CT)

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Record fed-us-cong117-hr4871 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117