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S. 2456: Broadcast VOICES Act

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S. 2456: Broadcast VOICES Act

117th Congress · introduced 2021-07-22 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2021-07-22 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Finance. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Broadcast VOICES Act

Plain summary

Broadcast Varied Ownership Incentives for Community Expanded Service Act or the Broadcast VOICES Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to take certain actions to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry and establishes related tax incentives. Specifically, the bill requires the FCC to report to Congress regarding (1) recommendations for increasing the total number, and the value, of broadcast stations that are owned by socially disadvantaged individuals; (2) the total number of broadcast stations that are owned by socially disadvantaged individuals; 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 of a broadcast station by socially disadvantaged individuals. Finally, the establishes a tax credit for certain contributions toward the training of socially disadvantaged individuals in the management and operation of broadcast stations.

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Official text

Broadcast VOICES Act

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] · 8 cosponsors

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Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Ben Ray Luján (D-NM), Brian Schatz (D-HI), Richard Blumenthal (D-CT), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)

Sponsor's campaign money: Sen. Peters, Gary C. [D-MI] reported raising $303,094 (2025–2026). Details. Shown for context only; it does not mean any donor supported this bill.

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Record fed-us-cong117-s2456 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong117 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong117