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Enhancing DIVERSITY Data Act

USA117th CongressHR-5836| House 
| Updated: 11/4/2021
Yvette D. Clarke

Yvette D. Clarke

Democratic Representative

New York

Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion by Verifying and Ensuring the Reporting required by Statute Is Transpiring and Yielding Data Act or the Enhancing DIVERSITY Data Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to carry out rulemaking, data collection, and reporting about the demographic composition of the broadcast industry workforce. Specifically, the FCC must complete a specified rulemaking process related to equal employment opportunity rules and policies that apply to broadcast stations and multichannel video programming distributors (e.g., cable operators). Part of this rulemaking addresses reporting of workforce demographics by broadcast license holders. Within one year of completing the rulemaking, the FCC must begin collecting demographic data pertaining to the broadcast industry workforce. The FCC may not use the collected data in its reviews of broadcast license applications or renewals or to assess compliance with applicable equal employment opportunity rules. Further, the FCC must (1) include analyses of the demographic composition of the broadcast industry workforce in certain reports, and (2) maintain a database that includes publicly available ownership data of broadcast licensees.
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Timeline
Nov 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  • November 3, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • November 3, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • November 4, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

Science, Technology, Communications

Enhancing DIVERSITY Data Act

USA117th CongressHR-5836| House 
| Updated: 11/4/2021
Enhancing Diversity and Inclusion by Verifying and Ensuring the Reporting required by Statute Is Transpiring and Yielding Data Act or the Enhancing DIVERSITY Data Act This bill requires the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to carry out rulemaking, data collection, and reporting about the demographic composition of the broadcast industry workforce. Specifically, the FCC must complete a specified rulemaking process related to equal employment opportunity rules and policies that apply to broadcast stations and multichannel video programming distributors (e.g., cable operators). Part of this rulemaking addresses reporting of workforce demographics by broadcast license holders. Within one year of completing the rulemaking, the FCC must begin collecting demographic data pertaining to the broadcast industry workforce. The FCC may not use the collected data in its reviews of broadcast license applications or renewals or to assess compliance with applicable equal employment opportunity rules. Further, the FCC must (1) include analyses of the demographic composition of the broadcast industry workforce in certain reports, and (2) maintain a database that includes publicly available ownership data of broadcast licensees.
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Timeline
Nov 3, 2021
Introduced in House
Nov 3, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 4, 2021
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
  • November 3, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • November 3, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.


  • November 4, 2021
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Yvette D. Clarke

Yvette D. Clarke

Democratic Representative

New York

Communications and Technology Subcommittee, Energy and Commerce Committee

Science, Technology, Communications

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted