HR 1880 · in committee · significant
Broadcast Freedom and Independence Act of 2025
- government reform
What this bill does
- The FCC cannot revoke broadcast licenses or take action against broadcasters based solely on their viewpoints.
- Television and radio stations, network affiliates, and entities seeking FCC approval are affected.
- The FCC retains authority to act on violations of lottery, fraud, and obscenity laws, plus incitement.
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Community Threads
Started by Cosponsor
- 01
How would this bill change the FCC's ability to enforce content standards on broadcast television and radio beyond lottery, fraud, obscenity, and incitement violations?
- 02
What specific viewpoint-based license actions by the FCC does this bill aim to prevent, and what evidence suggests they have occurred?
- 03
If the FCC cannot consider viewpoint when deciding on broadcast licenses, how should regulators balance free speech protections with their existing authority over the public airwaves?
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Sponsor · D-CA-7
Doris O. Matsui
Citizen cosponsors
0
In Congress
13/ 435
House Reps cosponsoring
Introduced 2025-03-05
Joining the bill

Nanette Diaz Barragán
D-CA-44 · original

Jennifer L. McClellan
D-VA-4 · original

Daniel S. Goldman
D-NY-10

Darren Soto
D-FL-9

Eleanor Holmes Norton
D-DC

Robert Menendez
D-NJ-8

April McClain Delaney
D-MD-6

Yassamin Ansari
D-AZ-3

Suhas Subramanyam
D-VA-10

Andrea Salinas
D-OR-6

Dina Titus
D-NV-1

Judy Chu
D-CA-28
+ 1 more
Legislative timeline
2025-03-05 · house · IntroReferral
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
2025-03-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
2025-03-05 · IntroReferral
Introduced in House
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