The Senate tentatively is scheduled to debate the ‘legislative ve...
The Senate tentatively is scheduled to debate the “legislative veto” of the FCC’s media ownership rules today (Thurs.) from 2-5 p.m., a spokesman for Sen. Dorgan (D-N.D.) said Wed. The Senate probably will vote on the measure Mon. at…
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5:30 p.m., the spokesman said. Dorgan, the sponsor of S.Res.-17, and Senate Majority Leader Frist (R-Tenn.) discussed the scheduling of the bill Tues. the Senate floor. The bill, filed under the Congressional Review Act, is treated as “privileged” by the Senate because 35 senators have signed a petition in support of it. The “resolution of disapproval” would prevent the FCC from implementing any of the controversial media ownership rules it approved June 2. Dorgan has said he doesn’t expect the House to address the bill, primarily because House leadership supports the FCC media rule changes. However, he said he expected the measure to add pressure on the House to adopt some restrictions on media ownership. As of Wed., there still was no schedule for the Senate to consider the Commerce Justice State (CJS) appropriations bill (S-1585). Like the House CJS bill, the Senate version included an amendment that would prevent the FCC from spending money to raise the broadcast ownership cap to 45% from 35% (CD Sept 8 p11).