The Broadcaster Freedom Act

The Broadcaster Freedom Act, to outlaw return of the so-called Fairness Doctrine, has now been introduced in the House and Senate. Check here to see if your members of Congress are co-sponsors. The Broadcaster Freedom Act is H.R. 2905 in the House and S. 1748 in the Senate. To learn more about this, please read our recent column on the subject, "The Fairness Doctrine is Not Dead."

Again, do NOT miss reading THIS article!!

Below is a link to the roll call vote on the amendment to the House Financial Services Appropriations bill blocking the reinstatement of the Fairness Doctrine during the fiscal year 2008. This amendment, which has NOT passed the Senate, will NOT in any case prevent a Democratic president and Congress from bringing back the Fairness Doctrine through an action by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC). It will take passage of the Broadcaster Freedom Act to do that.

http://clerk.house.gov/evs/2007/roll599.xml

The following will take you to the individual websites of all House and Senate websites for office contact information and email communications to offices:

House: http://www.house.gov/

Senate: http://www.senate.gov/

Here is a list of current co-sponsors of the Broadcaster Freedom Act, H.R. 2905 & S. 1748 as of 7/11/2007.

H.R. 2905

It is sponsored by Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.).

Co-sponsors:

Rep Aderholt, Robert B. [R-AL-4] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Akin, W. Todd [R-MO-2] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Bachmann, Michele [R-MN-6] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Barrett, J. Gresham [R-SC-3] - 6/28/2007 *

Rep Barton, Joe [R-TX-6] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Bilbray, Brian P. [R-CA-50] - 6/28/2007 *

Rep Bishop, Rob [R-UT-1] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Blackburn, Marsha [R-TN-7] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Blunt, Roy [R-MO-7] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Boehner, John A. [R-OH-8] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Bono, Mary [R-CA-45] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Boozman, John [R-AR-3] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Brady, Kevin [R-TX-8] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Brown, Henry E., Jr. [R-SC-1] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Brown-Waite, Ginny [R-FL-5] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Burgess, Michael C. [R-TX-26] - 6/28/2007 *

Rep Burton, Dan [R-IN-5] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Buyer, Steve [R-IN-4] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Calvert, Ken [R-CA-44] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Camp, Dave [R-MI-4] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Campbell, John [R-CA-48] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Cannon, Chris [R-UT-3] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Cantor, Eric [R-VA-7] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Carter, John R. [R-TX-31] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Conaway, K. Michael [R-TX-11] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Crenshaw, Ander [R-FL-4] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Cubin, Barbara [R-WY] - 7/11/2007
Rep Culberson, John Abney [R-TX-7] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Davis, David [R-TN-1] - 6/28/2007 *

Rep Davis, Geoff [R-KY-4] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Davis, Tom [R-VA-11] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Deal, Nathan [R-GA-9] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Diaz-Balart, Mario [R-FL-25] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Doolittle, John T. [R-CA-4] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Drake, Thelma D. [R-VA-2] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Duncan, John J., Jr. [R-TN-2] - 6/28/2007 * Rep English, Phil [R-PA-3] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Everett, Terry [R-AL-2] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Fallin, Mary [R-OK-5] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Feeney, Tom [R-FL-24] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Ferguson, Mike [R-NJ-7] - 7/11/2007
Rep Flake, Jeff [R-AZ-6] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Fortuno, Luis G. [R-PR] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Foxx, Virginia [R-NC-5] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Franks, Trent [R-AZ-2] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Garrett, Scott [R-NJ-5] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Gingrey, Phil [R-GA-11] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Gohmert, Louie [R-TX-1] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Goode, Virgil H., Jr. [R-VA-5] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Goodlatte, Bob [R-VA-6] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Graves, Sam [R-MO-6] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Hastert, J. Dennis [R-IL-14] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Hastings, Doc [R-WA-4] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Heller, Dean [R-NV-2] - 7/11/2007 Rep Hensarling, Jeb [R-TX-5] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Herger, Wally [R-CA-2] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Hoekstra, Peter [R-MI-2] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Hunter, Duncan [R-CA-52] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Issa, Darrell E. [R-CA-49] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Johnson, Sam [R-TX-3] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Jordan, Jim [R-OH-4] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Keller, Ric [R-FL-8] - 6/28/2007 * Rep King, Steve [R-IA-5] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Kingston, Jack [R-GA-1] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Kirk, Mark Steven [R-IL-10] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Kline, John [R-MN-2] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Kuhl, John R. "Randy", Jr. [R-NY-29] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Lamborn, Doug [R-CO-5] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Latham, Tom [R-IA-4] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Lewis, Ron [R-KY-2] - 7/11/2007 Rep Linder, John [R-GA-7] - 7/11/2007
Rep Lucas, Frank D. [R-OK-3] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Lungren, Daniel E. [R-CA-3] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Mack, Connie [R-FL-14] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Marchant, Kenny [R-TX-24] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep McCarthy, Kevin [R-CA-22] - 6/28/2007 * Rep McCotter, Thaddeus G. [R-MI-11] - 7/11/2007
Rep McCrery, Jim [R-LA-4] - 6/28/2007 * Rep McHenry, Patrick T. [R-NC-10] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Miller, Gary G. [R-CA-42] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Miller, Jeff [R-FL-1] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Moran, Jerry [R-KS-1] - 7/11/2007 Rep Musgrave, Marilyn N. [R-CO-4] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Myrick, Sue Wilkins [R-NC-9] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Neugebauer, Randy [R-TX-19] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Paul, Ron [R-TX-14] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Pearce, Stevan [R-NM-2] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Pitts, Joseph R. [R-PA-16] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Poe, Ted [R-TX-2] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Price, Tom [R-GA-6] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Putnam, Adam H. [R-FL-12] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Radanovich, George [R-CA-19] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Reynolds, Thomas M. [R-NY-26] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Royce, Edward R. [R-CA-40] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Ryan, Paul [R-WI-1] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Sali, Bill [R-ID-1] - 7/11/2007 Rep Schmidt, Jean [R-OH-2] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Sessions, Pete [R-TX-32] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Shadegg, John B. [R-AZ-3] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Shuster, Bill [R-PA-9] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Simpson, Michael K. [R-ID-2] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Smith, Adrian [R-NE-3] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Souder, Mark E. [R-IN-3] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Sullivan, John [R-OK-1] - 7/11/2007
Rep Tancredo, Thomas G. [R-CO-6] - 7/11/2007 Rep Terry, Lee [R-NE-2] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Tiahrt, Todd [R-KS-4] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Walberg, Timothy [R-MI-7] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Walden, Greg [R-OR-2] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Weldon, Dave [R-FL-15] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Westmoreland, Lynn A. [R-GA-3] - 6/28/2007 *

Rep Whitfield, Ed [R-KY-1] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS-1] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Wilson, Joe [R-SC-2] - 6/28/2007 * Rep Wolf, Frank R. [R-VA-10] - 6/28/2007 *
Rep Young, Don [R-AK] - 6/28/2007 *

S. 1748

This bill is sponsored by Senator Norm Coleman (R-MN).

Co-sponsors:

Sen Alexander, Lamar [R-TN] - 7/11/2007 Sen Allard, Wayne [R-CO] - 6/29/2007 *
Sen Bennett, Robert F. [R-UT] - 7/11/2007 Sen Bond, Christopher S. [R-MO] - 6/29/2007 *
Sen Brownback, Sam [R-KS] - 7/9/2007 Sen Chambliss, Saxby [R-GA] - 6/29/2007 *
Sen Coburn, Tom [R-OK] - 6/29/2007 * Sen Cochran, Thad [R-MS] - 6/29/2007 *
Sen Cornyn, John [R-TX] - 6/29/2007 * Sen Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] - 6/29/2007 *
Sen DeMint, Jim [R-SC] - 6/29/2007 * Sen Dole, Elizabeth [R-NC] - 7/11/2007
Sen Ensign, John [R-NV] - 7/10/2007 Sen Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] - 6/29/2007 *
Sen Gregg, Judd [R-NH] - 7/10/2007 Sen Hagel, Chuck [R-NE] - 7/9/2007
Sen Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] - 6/29/2007 * Sen Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] - 7/9/2007
Sen Isakson, Johnny [R-GA] - 6/29/2007 * Sen Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] - 6/29/2007 *
Sen Lugar, Richard G. [R-IN] - 7/9/2007 Sen Martinez, Mel [R-FL] - 7/10/2007
Sen McCain, John [R-AZ] - 6/29/2007 * Sen McConnell, Mitch [R-KY] - 6/29/2007 *
Sen Roberts, Pat [R-KS] - 6/29/2007 * Sen Sessions, Jeff [R-AL] - 6/29/2007 *
Sen Thune, John [R-SD] - 6/29/2007 * Sen Voinovich, George V. [R-OH] - 6/29/2007 *

Time to take action!!!