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HR 3288 100th Congress House

Children's Television Advertising Practices Act of 1987

Official title: A bill to require the Federal Communications Commission to reinstate restrictions on advertising during children's television, and for other purposes.

Introduced: September 16, 1987 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Advertising and MarketingChildren and youthCommunications and BroadcastingFederal Communications Commission
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StandardsTelevisionTelevision advertisingTelevision and childrenTelevision programs
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It never became law before the 100th Congress (1987–1988) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Mar 17, 1988
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sep 29, 1987
Hearings Held in Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance Prior to Introduction and Referral (Sept 15, 87).
Sep 29, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Sep 16, 1987
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 16, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 17, 1988

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Television Advertising Practices Act of 1987 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe standards for commercial television broadcast licensees with respect to advertising in programs for children.

Requires the standards to: (1) limit the duration of advertising to a specified number of minutes per hour; (2) assure adequate separation between program content and commercial messages; and (3) eliminate the use of program characters to promote products.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Sep 16, 1987
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 3288: Children's Television Advertising Practices Act of 1987. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3288/
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"H.R. 3288: Children's Television Advertising Practices Act of 1987." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3288/.
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H.R. 3288, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-3288/.
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