S.J.Res.28 - A joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership.

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5/15/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and received by Congress on February

Official Summary

5/15/2008--Passed Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.) Disapproves the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and received by Congress on February 22, 2008, relating to broadcast media ownership. Declares that the rule shall have no force or effect.


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05/15/08
ACLU Urges Restoration of Reasonable Limits on Media Cross-Ownership

WASHINGTON, DC - May 15 -The ACLU urges members of Congress to support a resolution (SJ Res 28), reversing the FCC’s Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule. ...

Source: Common Dreams (press release), ME
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05/14/08
ACLU Urges Restoration of Reasonable Limits on Media Cross-Ownership

WASHINGTON, DC -- The ACLU urges members of Congress to support a resolution (SJ Res 28), reversing the FCC’s Broadcast Cross-Ownership Rule. ...

Source: ACLU (press release), NY
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05/14/08
White House signals support for media consolidation

SJ Res. 28 Disapproving the Rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to Broadcast Media Ownership The Administration strongly ...

Source: Reclaim the Media, WA
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12/05/08
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGE - WHAT’S THAT? - Township News

But if you want to hear what was said on the floor of the Senate during the debate over the resolution SJ Res #28, here are the important points that everyone should memorize and pass on to the other citizens. Nothing will get changed, ...

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11/01/08
The FCC's Cross-Ownership Rule: Turning the Page on Media

"Help Us Stop Rupert Murdoch," read an e-mail from the pro-regulation advocacy group Free Press hours after the Senate committee vote on S. J. Res. 28. Last year, the same group co-authored (with the Center for American Progress) a ...

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10/09/08
New government documents in Milner Library, September 2008

... Title: Joint resolution disapproving the rule submitted by the Federal Communications Commission with respect to broadcast media ownership : report of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on SJ Res. 28. ...

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