117th Congress · SENATE BILLBILL

S. 1601 — Future of Local News Act of 2021

“A bill to establish the Future of Local News Committee to examine and report on the role of local news gathering in sustaining democracy in the United States and the factors contributing to the demise of local journalism, and to propose policies and mechanisms that could reinvigorate local news to meet the critical information needs of the people of the United States in the 21st century.”

Science, technology, communications

Introduced May 12, 2021

Last action May 12, 2021

Pipeline · Bill → Law

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Introduced

May 12, 2021

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Referred

May 12, 2021

Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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Committee

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Senate

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House floor

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Resolve Changes

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Provisions · 3 sectionsIntroduced in Senate

Timeline · 2 actions

May 12, 2021

Introduced in Senate

May 12, 2021

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.