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Children's Television Act of 1988

Introduced: February 18, 1988 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 23 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 5, 1988
Pocket Vetoed by President.
Oct 25, 1988
Presented to President.
Oct 22, 1988
Measure Signed in Senate.
Oct 19, 1988
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Oct 19, 1988
Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Oct 19, 1988
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Voice Vote.
Jun 13, 1988
Held at the desk by unanimous consent.
Jun 9, 1988
Received in the Senate, read twice.
Jun 8, 1988
Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 328 - 78 (Record Vote No: 172).
Jun 8, 1988
Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 328 - 78 (Record Vote No: 172).
Jun 7, 1988
Considered by House Unfinished Business.
Jun 7, 1988
Called up by House Under Suspension of Rules.
Jun 7, 1988
Placed on Union Calendar No: 399.
Jun 7, 1988
Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on Energy and Commerce. Report No: 100-675.
May 26, 1988
Ordered to be Reported (Amended).
May 26, 1988
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 25, 1988
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 19, 1988
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended).
May 19, 1988
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Mar 17, 1988
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 4, 1988
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Feb 18, 1988
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 18, 1988
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Television Practices Act of 1988 - Title I: Children's Television Advertising Practices - 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.

Directs the FCC to initiate rulemaking proceedings in conjunction with these standards within ten days of this Act's enactment and to promulgate the final standards within 120 days of the enactment date.

Title II: Children's Educational Television Programming Practices - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to add provisions in the interest of encouraging television programming to meet the educational and informational needs of children.

Requires each television broadcasting station to schedule throughout the week a substantial amount of educational programming directed to specific age groups of children of age 12 and younger.

Directs the FCC to designate for a hearing any television broadcast license renewal application with respect to which a petition for denial has been filed based on the applicant's failure to meet children's programming requirements. Places the burden of proof on the applicant in such context.

Requires the FCC's annual report to the Congress to: (1) list and explain television station broadcast license renewals made despite failure to meet children's programming requirements; and (2) describe the impact of this title on children's educational and informational television programming.

What's happening now November 5, 1988

Pocket Vetoed by President.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1