On December 19, 2015, as a rider to the federal budget, the grace period for unwinding or modifying existing JSAs was extended to 10 years. On May 25, 2016, the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit struck down the restrictions on joint sales agreements, ruling that the FCC cannot manipulate its ownership rules without "the previous four years, [fulfilling its obligation to review rule and determine whether it is in the public interest". On November 16, 2017, under the Trump administration, the FCC voted in favor of no longer having JSAs attributable to ownership.