# 115-hr-3685: Radio Consumer Protection Act of 2017

115-hr-3685, Radio Consumer Protection Act of 2017, is a 115th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 115-hr-3685
- Congress: 115
- Title: Radio Consumer Protection Act of 2017
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
- Introduced: 2017-09-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Flores, Bill [R-TX-17] (R-TX)
- Cosponsors: 1
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Radio Consumer Protection Act of 2017 This bill establishes the Radio Consumer Protection Fund through FY2022 to make payments to a broadcast radio station for costs that the station incurred resulting from the reorganization of the broadcast television spectrum. The Federal Communications Commission shall expedite applications from broadcast radio station licensees seeking to obtain special temporary authority to continue broadcasting during the reorganization.

## Cosponsors (1)

- GENE GREEN (D-TX), 2017-09-06T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [115-hr-3685 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/3685)

## Related
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- [115-hr-5897: Coastal Texas Protection Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5897)
- [115-hr-5709: PIRATE Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5709)
- [115-hr-5280: To designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 1300…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-5280)
- [115-hr-4714: To award a Congressional Gold Medal to Don and Deyon Stephens, Founders of Merc…](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4714)
- [115-hr-4606: Ensuring Small Scale LNG Certainty and Access Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-4606)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/115-hr-3685 (as of 2025-11-18).