,,iv  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,h4 ,,res4 #hhh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,may #aj1 #bjah,mrs4  
,dem+s submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i*
 0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &   
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,reaffirm+      
support = increas$ m$ia div]sity1       
express+ support = ! recognition ( !    
mon? ( ,may z ,m$ia ,div]sity ,mon?1 &  
enc\rag+ appreciation1 aw>5ess1 &       
support = small1 indep5d5t1 div]se1 &   
local m$ia entities4  ,:]eas ! pr9ciple 
t an in=m$ & engag$ electorate is       
critical to a vibrant democracy is      
deeply root$ 9 our laws ( free spee* &  
und]p9s ! virtues on :i* we e/abli%$ our
 ,con/itution1 9 ,ord] to =m a m p]fect 
,union1 e/abli% ,ju/ice1 insure dome/ic 
,tranquility1 provide = ! common def5se1
 promote ! g5]al ,welf>e1 & secure !    
,bless+s ( ,lib]ty to ourselves & our   
,po/]ity ''' 2 ,:]eas an indep5d5t1     
div]se1 & local m$ia t provides exposure
 to a broad range ( viewpo9ts & !       
ability to contribute to ! political    

debate is c5tral to su/a9+ t in=m$      
engagem5t2 ,:]eas ! m$ia entities t     
control mass communications h em]g$ z a 
dom9ant =ce 9 our society & play an     
outsize role 9 controll+ :e!r local     
audi5ces ga9 exposure to news &         
discussions t impact _! ability to le>n 
ab\t & debate local1 ,/ate1 & national  
issues c5tral to ! /ability & security (
 our ,nation & effectively monitor _!   
repres5tatives2 ,:]eas ,congress        
recogniz$ ! c5tral role ( mass          
communication & m&at$1 ?r\gh enactm5t ( 
sections #cjg & #cji ( ! ,communications
 ,act ( #aicd1 t broadca/ /ations comply
 ) a fiduci>y public int]e/ /&>d t      
enc\rages s\rce1 cont5t1 & audi5ce      
div]sity on our ,nation's %>$           
telecommunications & m$ia plat=ms2      
,:]eas m>ket pressures are con/rict+ !  
ability ( l>ge m$ia outlets to enc\rage 
div]sity :ile also ?reat5+ ! survival ( 
small indep5d5t & div]se m$ia outlets t 
s]ve div]se audi5ces & local m$ia       
m>kets2 ,:]eas rese>* by ! ,am]ican     

,society ( ,news ,editors1 ! ,radio     
,television ,digital ,news ,association1
 ! ,pew ,rese>* ,c5t]1 & o!rs has       
docum5t$ ! cont9u$ *all5ges ( increas+  
div]sity among all types ( m$ia         
entities2 ,:]eas #ej ye>s aft] !        
,national ,advisory ,commission on      
,civil ,disord]s1 bett] kn[n z ! ,k]n]  
,commission1 conclud$ t1 the pa9ful     
process ( readju/m5t t is requir$ ( !   
,am]ican news m$ia mu/ beg9 n[1 p (     
color & rural populations cont9ue to be 
und]repres5t$ & /]eotyp$ 9 ! m$ia &1    
despite compris+ ov] #dj p]c5t ( !      
population1 h limit$ p>ticipation 9     
own]%ip & control ( m$ia decision mak+2 
& ,:]eas ! con/riction 9 small indep5d5t
 & div]se m$ia outlets & limit$         
p>ticipation ( div]se populations 9 m$ia
 own]%ip & decision mak+ is comb9+ to   
negatively impact our goal ( increas+   
local civic engagem5t & civic k ?r\gh   
increas$ vot] p>ticipation1 memb]%ip 9  
civic gr\ps1 & k ( local political &    
civil in=mation3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! 

,h\se ( ,repres5tatives-- 7#a7 reaffirms
 its commitm5t to div]sity z a core t5et
 ( ! public int]e/ /&>d 9 m$ia policy2  
7#b7 pl$ges to "w ) m$ia entities &     
div]se /akehold]s to develop common     
gr\nd solutions to elim9ate b>ri]s to   
m$ia div]sity2 &  7#c7 e/abli%es        
,national ,m$ia ,div]sity ,mon?1 dur+   
:i* ef=ts are enc\rag$ to promote m$ia  
div]sity appreciation1 support1 &       
expansion4