H.R.1147 - Local Community Radio Act of 2009

To imlpement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. view all titles (5)

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  • Short: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 as introduced.
  • Official: To imlpement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. as introduced.
  • Official: To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. as introduced.
  • Short: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 as reported to house.
  • Short: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 as passed house.

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Interests that support this bill:

Top recipients for ALL supporting interest groups

Name Amount Received Vote On Passage
Rep. William Keating [D, MA-10] $30,930
Rep. Michael Capuano [D, MA-8] $29,400
Rep. Judy Chu [D, CA-32] $21,300
Rep. Judy Biggert [R, IL-13] $19,521
Rep. Christopher Van Hollen [D, MD-8] $19,050
Rep. Addison Wilson [R, SC-2] $14,650
Rep. Adam Kinzinger [R, IL-11] $14,200
Rep. André Carson [D, IN-7] $14,187
Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D, IL-9] $13,900
Rep. Ben Chandler [D, KY-6] $13,900
 
Sen. Barbara Boxer [D, CA] $66,365
Sen. Michael Bennet [D, CO] $57,205
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $56,400
Sen. Scott Brown [R, MA] $47,540
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand [D, NY] $30,075
Sen. Daniel Inouye [D, HI] $29,800
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] $27,100
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] $26,500
Sen. Patty Murray [D, WA] $25,850
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO] $20,200

Specific Organizations Supporting H.R.1147

  • United Church of Christ
  • Federal Communications Commission
  • Prometheus Radio Project
  • Chicago Independent Radio Project
  • Future of Music Coalition
  • National Federation of Community Broadcasters

Interests that oppose this bill:

Top recipients for ALL opposing interest groups

Name Amount Received
Rep. Michael McCaul [R, TX-10] $37,500
Rep. Charles Gonzalez [D, TX-20] $21,100
Rep. Lamar Smith [R, TX-21] $19,150
Rep. Xavier Becerra [D, CA-31] $18,100
Rep. Michele Bachmann [R, MN-6] $15,650
Rep. Mary Bono Mack [R, CA-45] $14,750
Rep. Stephen Fincher [R, TN-8] $14,400
Rep. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen [R, FL-18] $14,200
Rep. Raymond Green [D, TX-29] $13,000
Rep. Charles Rangel [D, NY-15] $13,000
 
Sen. Charles Schumer [D, NY] $40,100
Sen. Harry Reid [D, NV] $34,650
Sen. Robert Portman [R, OH] $28,600
Sen. John Thune [R, SD] $24,100
Sen. David Vitter [R, LA] $15,100
Sen. Richard Burr [R, NC] $14,600
Sen. John McCain [R, AZ] $13,000
Sen. John Isakson [R, GA] $11,000
Sen. John Cornyn [R, TX] $10,600
Sen. Roy Blunt [R, MO] $9,400

Specific Organizations Opposing H.R.1147

  • National Public Radio

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