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A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that John Arthur "Jack" Johnson should receive a posthumous pardon for the racially motivated conviction in 1913 that diminished the athletic, cultural, and historic significance of Jack Johnson and unduly tarnished his reputation.
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Expresses the sense of Congress that Jack Johnson (the first African-American professional boxer to hold the title of Heavyweight Champion of the World) should receive a posthumous pardon to expunge from the annals of American criminal justice a racially motivated abuse of the federal government's prosecutorial authority and to recognize his athletic and cultural contributions to society.
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2015 · third_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues relating to music royalty legislation; including the Local Radio Freedom Act (H. Con. Res. 17) and (S. Con. Res. 6); issues relating to television retransmission consent; issues related to proposals to eliminate the tax deductibility of advertising expenses. Issues regarding the Commissions non-duplication and syndicated exclusivity rules, including the Further Notice of Proposed Rulemaking proceeding in FCC 14-29; issues relating to TV market modification rules, including the FCCs Report and Order in FCC 15-11 regarding changes to such rules.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1172)
Introduced in Senate
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Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2015 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues relating to music royalty legislation; including the Local Radio Freedom Act (H. Con. Res. 17) and (S. Con. Res. 6); issues relating to television retransmission consent; issues related to proposals to eliminate the tax deductibility of advertising expenses.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · second_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues relating to music royalty legislation, including the Local Radio Freedom Act (H. Con. Res. 17) and (S. Con. Res. 6); issues related to proposals to eliminate the tax deductibility of advertising expenses; issues relating to television retransmission consent.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues relating to music royalty legislation, including the Local Radio Freedom Act (H. Con. Res. 17) and (S. Con. Res. 6); issues relating to possible updates to the communications act of 1934; issues relating to television retransmission consent; issues related to proposals to eliminate the tax deductibility of advertising expenses.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $30,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE
2015 · first_quarter · Communications/Broadcasting/Radio/TV
Issues relating to music royalty legislation, including the Local Radio Freedom Act (H. Con. Res. 17) and (S. Con. Res. 6); issues relating to possible updates to the communications act of 1934; issues relating to television retransmission consent; issues related to proposals to eliminate the tax deductibility of advertising expenses.
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: $10,000
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, SENATE