Stop Communist Radio Act of 2025

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6699 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 6699

To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program 
     to make grants to certain radio stations experiencing harmful 
                 interference, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 12, 2025

   Mr. Soto introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                    Committee on Energy and Commerce

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish a program 
     to make grants to certain radio stations experiencing harmful 
                 interference, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Stop Communist Radio Act of 2025''.

SEC. 2. GRANTS TO CERTAIN RADIO STATIONS EXPERIENCING HARMFUL 
              INTERFERENCE.

    (a) Establishment.--The Commission shall establish a program to 
make grants on a competitive basis to enable covered radio stations 
experiencing harmful interference from radio transmissions originating 
in the Republic of Cuba to acquire and operate technology and equipment 
to mitigate such harmful interference.
    (b) Eligibility.--The Commission may only award a grant under this 
section to the licensee of a covered radio station if--
            (1) such station has experienced harmful interference from 
        radio transmissions originating in Cuba; and
            (2) such licensee submits to the Commission an application 
        at such time, in such form, and containing such information and 
        assurances as the Commission may require.
    (c) Use of Funds.--The licensee of a covered radio station that 
receives a grant under this section shall use grant funds to acquire 
and operate technology and equipment to mitigate harmful interference 
experienced by such station from radio transmissions originating in 
Cuba, in accordance with the terms and conditions specified by the 
Commission under subsection (d).
    (d) Terms and Conditions.--In making a grant to the licensee of a 
covered radio station under this section, the Commission shall specify 
such terms and conditions relating to the operation of the technology 
and equipment acquired with grant funds as the Commission considers 
appropriate in order to enable such licensee to reduce the effects of 
harmful interference to such station from radio transmissions 
originating in Cuba while avoiding harmful interference to other 
spectrum users.
    (e) Treatment Under Communications Act of 1934.--The operation by 
the licensee of a covered radio station that receives a grant under 
this section of technology and equipment acquired with grant funds, to 
the extent that such operation is in accordance with the terms and 
conditions specified by the Commission under subsection (d) in making 
such grant, shall be treated as being in compliance with the 
Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), the regulations 
promulgated under such Act, and the license of such station.
    (f) Definitions.--In this section:
            (1) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Federal 
        Communications Commission.
            (2) Covered radio station.--The term ``covered radio 
        station'' means a radio station that--
                    (A) is licensed by the Commission to engage in AM 
                or FM radio broadcasting;
                    (B) has a small coverage area, as determined by the 
                Commission; and
                    (C) is not affiliated with any radio network or 
                government entity.
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