The House Commerce Committee is where much of the big business interests get legislation started. The Commerce Committee was responsible for pushing through the Telecommunications Act of 1996, degregulating the broadcast industry. This allowed broadcasters to go from the limit of 12 stations total, to owning an unlimited amount of stations. Consolodation, termination of jobs, and homogenizaion of radio has been the effect of this legislation.

Recently the committee was involved in the legislation of LPFM, and these are the Congressional Representatives who have received contributions from the National Association of Broadcasters or other TV/Movies/Music Political Action Committee.

The TV/Movies/Music industry which includes the NAB, Time Warner, Viacom, Disney, ASCAP, BMI, National Cable Association, Motion Picture Assn. of America, Media One, Sony,G.E. and more. Together they have spent nearly $700,000 buying out the Commerce Committee so far this year. The NAB spent over $88,000 alone so far.