,,iv  #aag? ,,congress  #a/ ,session    
,h4 ,,res4 #bgg  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(     
,,repres5tatives  ,m>* #bf1 #bjba,mrs4  
,dem+s 7= h]self1 ,miss ,gonzlez-,coln1 
,mr4 ,butt]field1 ,ms4 ,salaz>1 ,ms4    
,b>ragn1 ,ms4 ,bass1 ,mrs4 ,beatty1 ,mr4
 ,crd5as1 ,mr4 ,c>son1 ,ms4 ,ca/or (    
,florida1 ,mr4 ,ca/ro ( ,texas1 ,mr4    
,cicill9e1 ,ms4 ,cl>ke ( ,new ,york1    
,mr4 ,coh51 ,mr4 ,deut*1 ,ms4 ,e%oo1    
,mr4 ,espaillat1 ,mr4 ,evans1 ,ms4      
,g>cia ( ,texas1 ,mr4 ,ha/+s1 ,mr4      
,huffman1 ,ms4 ,jackson ,lee1 ,ms4      
,jayapal1 ,mr4 ,jeffries1 ,mr4 ,johnson 
( ,georgia1 ,ms4 ,lee ( ,cali=nia1 ,mr4 
,lieu1 ,mr4 ,mc,govern1 ,mr4 ,meeks1    
,mrs4 ,murphy ( ,florida1 ,ms4 ,norton1 
,ms4 ,om>1 ,mr4 ,payne1 ,mr4 ,ru%1 ,mr4 
,san ,nicolas1 ,ms4 ,s*ak[sky1 ,mr4     
,sires1 ,mr4 ,soto1 ,ms4 ,titus1 ,ms4   
,tlaib1 ,mr4 ,tonko1 ,mrs4 ,watson      
,coleman1 ,ms4 ,wilson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 
,lawson ( ,florida1 ,mr4 ,de,saulnier1  
,ms4 ,wild1 ,mr4 ,wel*1 ,ms4 ,wass]man  
,s*ultz1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 ,mr4 ,torres (  

,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,jones1 ,mr4 ,nadl]1   
,mr4 ,pallone1 ,mr4 ,rask91 ,ms4 ,kelly 
( ,ill9ois1 ,ms4 ,pressley1 ,ms4        
,velzquez1 ,mr4 ,danny ,k4 ,davis (     
,ill9ois1 ,mr4 ,case1 & ,mrs4 ,d+ell7   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,en]gy &      
,comm]ce  ,,resolution  ,reaffirm+ !    
commitm5t to m$ia div]sity & pl$g+ to "w
 ) m$ia entities & div]se /akehold]s to 
develop common gr\nd solutions to       
elim9ate b>ri]s to m$ia div]sity4       
,:]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 def5ce1 promote ! g5]al ,welf>e1
 & secure ! ,bless+s ( ,lib]ty to       
ourselves & our ,po/]ity '''2 ,:]eas    
hav+ indep5d5t1 div]se1 & local m$ia t  
provide exposure to a broad range (     
viewpo9ts & ! ability to contribute to !

 political debate is c5tral to su/a9+ t 
in=m$ engagem5t2 ,:]eas x is 9 ! public 
int]e/ to enc\rage s\rce1 cont5t1 &     
audi5ce div]sity on our ,nation's %>$   
telecommunications & m$ia plat=ms2      
,:]eas ! survival ( small1 indep5d5t1 & 
div]se m$ia outlets t s]ve div]se       
audi5ces & local m$ia m>kets is ess5tial
 to pres]v+ local culture & build+      
und]/&+ on important community issues t 
impact ! daily lives ( resid5ts2 ,:]eas 
rese>* by ! ,am]ican ,society ( ,news   
,editors1 ! ,radio ,television ,digital 
,news ,association1 ! ,pew ,rese>*      
,c5t]1 & o!rs has docum5t$ ! cont9u$    
*all5ges ( increas+ div]sity among all  
types ( m$ia entities2 ,:]eas ) increas+
 m$ia exp]i5ce & sophi/ication1 x is ev5
 m important to h m9ority p>ticipation 9
 local m$ia to ensure a div]se range (  
in=mation s\rces are available & diff]5t
 ideas & viewpo9ts are express$ to      
/r5g!n social cohesion among diff]5t    
communities2 & ,:]eas ! con/riction 9   
small1 indep5d5t1 & div]se m$ia outlets 

& limit$ p>ticipation ( div]se          
populations 9 m$ia own]%ip & decision   
mak+ are comb9+ to negatively impact our
 goal ( increas+ local civic engagem5t &
 civic k ?r\gh increas$ 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]sity4