# 116-hr-3957: Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019

116-hr-3957, Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC); status Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-3957
- Congress: 116
- Title: Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019
- Status: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
- Introduced: 2019-07-25
- Sponsor: Rep. Butterfield, G. K. [D-NC-1] (D-NC)
- Cosponsors: 35
- Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Expanding Broadcast Ownership Opportunities Act of 2019 This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to increase diversity of ownership in the broadcasting industry. Specifically, the bill allows companies engaged in the qualifying sale of a broadcast station to receive favorable tax treatment by electing nonrecognition of the gain or loss resulting from the sale. To qualify for this treatment, the sale must result in or preserve ownership of a broadcast station by socially disadvantaged individuals. The bill also requires the FCC to foster investment in broadcast stations owned by socially disadvantaged individuals.

## Cosponsors (35)

- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] (D-CA), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Rush, Bobby L. [D-IL-1] (D-IL), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Veasey, Marc A. [D-TX-33] (D-TX), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20] (D-FL), 2019-07-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] (D-IL), 2019-08-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2019-09-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Demings, Val Butler [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2019-09-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Meng, Grace [D-NY-6] (D-NY), 2019-10-16T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McNerney, Jerry [D-CA-9] (D-CA), 2019-10-17T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Luján, Ben Ray [D-NM] (D-NM), 2019-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tonko, Paul [D-NY-20] (D-NY), 2019-10-22T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Welch, Peter [D-VT] (D-VT), 2019-10-23T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Castor, Kathy [D-FL-14] (D-FL), 2019-10-29T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Espaillat, Adriano [D-NY-13] (D-NY), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Fudge, Marcia L. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lee, Barbara [D-CA-12] (D-CA), 2019-10-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2019-10-31T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Roybal-Allard, Lucille [D-CA-40] (D-CA), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Soto, Darren [D-FL-9] (D-FL), 2019-11-12T00:00:00.000Z
- Sen. Blunt Rochester, Lisa [D-DE] (D-DE), 2019-12-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McEachin, A. Donald [D-VA-4] (D-VA), 2020-01-08T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Doyle, Michael F. [D-PA-18] (D-PA), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Lieu, Ted [D-CA-36] (D-CA), 2020-02-25T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] (D-IA), 2020-02-26T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Waters, Maxine [D-CA-43] (D-CA), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Velázquez, Nydia M. [D-NY-7] (D-NY), 2020-02-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Anthony G. [D-MD-4] (D-MD), 2020-03-02T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] (D-NH), 2020-03-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Omar, Ilhan [D-MN-5] (D-MN), 2020-03-04T00:00:00.000Z

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## Sources
- [116-hr-3957 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/3957)

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