Public Filings

Letter to Senator Mitch McConnell, U.S. Senate, Regarding the DISCLOSE Act, S. 3628 (July 27, 2010).

Letter to Senator Harry Reid, U.S. Senate, Regarding the DISCLOSE Act, S. 3628 (July 27, 2010).

Comment of National Religious Broadcasters in Response to Notice of Inquiry – A Legal Framework For Commission Jurisdiction Over Broadband Internet Service (July 15, 2010).

Letter to All Members, U.S. House of Representatives, Regarding the DISCLOSE Act, H.R. 5175 (June 10, 2010).

Reply Comments of National Religious Broadcasters to FCC Petition for Rulemaking to Amend its Rules Governing Retransmission Consent (June 3, 2010).

Remarks of National Religious Broadcasters to the FCC Future of Media Panel (April 30, 2010).

Comments of National Religious Broadcasters in Response to Public Notice – The Future of Media and Information Needs of Communities in a Digital Age (February 18, 2010).

Suggested Guidelines for U.S. Attorneys Regarding The Matthew Shepard and James Byrd, Jr. Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009 – 18 U.S.C. § 249 (December 10, 2009).

Comments of National Religious Broadcasters to the Federal Communications Commission in Response to Public Notice – Data Sought on Uses of Spectrum – NBP Public Notice # 26 (December 21, 2009).

Letter to Representative Darrell Issa regarding the Performance Rights Act, H.R. 848 (November 19, 2009).

NRB Congressional Testimony: U. S. Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Regarding the Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009, S. 1584 (November 5, 2009).

NRB Congressional Testimony: U. S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and Labor Hearing on “H.R. 3017, Employment Non-Discrimination Act of 2009” (September 23, 2009).

NRB Amicus Curiae Brief: FCC v. Fox Television Stations, Inc.
•   An amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief filed with the U.S. Supreme Court supporting the indecency regulations of the F.C.C. in F.C.C. v. Fox Television Stations et. al. as constitutionally valid. The Supreme Court upheld those regulations which prohibit indecent content during children’s viewing hours except in certain limited situations.

NRB Amicus Curiae Brief: Harvest House Publishers, John Ankerberg, and John Weldon v. The Local Church, et. al.
•    An amicus curiae (“friend of the court”) brief filed with the Texas Court of Appeals, in Harvest House Publishers et. al., v. The Local Church et. al.  In this case NRB argued a First Amendment religious freedom defense for a publishing company and its Christian authors where they had been sued by a religious group for defamation because they had been mentioned in an encyclopedia on “cults.” The Texas Court of Appeals dismissed the case, in part on First Amendment grounds, and the Texas Supreme Court affirmed.

NRB Comments to FCC: Report on Broadcast Localism and Notice of Proposed Rulemaking, 2008.
•    This is NRB’s Comment filing opposing an F.C.C. proposal that would create “localism” mandates that would control the programming content and basic operations of all broadcasters in startling ways.

NRB Congressional Testimony: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary Hearing Regarding the Matthew Shepard Hate Crimes Prevention Act of 2009.
   
NRB Response to GAO Questions: The Detrimental Impact of “Performance Rights” Proposals On Christian Radio, August 2009

Transcript of NRB Media Summit FCC Panel Discussion (September 17, 2008).

Letter to Senator Charles Grassley Amendment regarding Non-Profits (September 30, 2009).

Letter to Senator Max Baucus Amendment regarding Non-Profits (September 30, 2009).

Letter to Senator Carl Levin regarding Hate Crimes Amendment (July 29, 2009).

Letter to Senator Mitch McConnell regarding Hate Crimes Amendment (July 29, 2009).

Open Letter to FCC Acting Chairman Michael Copps regarding his comments during the Free Press Media Reform Summit (May 21, 2009).

Letter to Chairman John Conyers regarding Copyright Royalty Board Rates (April 1, 2009).

Letter to all Members, U.S. House of Representatives, regarding the proposed Performance Rights Act (January 30, 2009).

Letter to FCC Chairman Kevin Martin regarding a Notice of Proposed Rule Making on an upgrade of Class A, low power Television stations (October 1, 2008).

Letter to Representative John Boehner regarding “white space” (September 25, 2008).

Letter to Senator Sam Brownback regarding the proposed Performance Rights Act (January 22, 2008).

Letter to Senator Chuck Grassley regarding his investigation into six religious ministries (November 29, 2007).

Letter to Representative Steve Chabot regarding the decision by the Copyright Royalty Board to increase Webcaster rates (June 27, 2007).

Letter to Representative Nydia Velazquez Regarding the decision by the Copyright Royalty Board to increase Webcaster rates (June 27, 2007).

Letter to all Members, U.S. House of Representatives, regarding the Honest Leadership and Open Government Act of 2007  (May 22, 2007).

NRB Oral Testimony Before the FCC: Media Ownership Hearing October 3, 2006.

NRB Written Testimony Before the FCC: Media Ownership Hearing October 3, 2006.