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HJRES 245 101th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Broadcasting Cigarettes Health Public health Public service advertising Smoking

Authorizing and directing the President to call upon radio and television broadcasters, in cooperation with public health organizations, to educate the public about the dangers of cigarette smoking.

Introduced: April 25, 1989 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
May 15, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Apr 25, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Apr 25, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Authorizes and directs the President to call on representatives of the broadcasting industry, in cooperation with public health organizations, to provide free air time to private and government organizations for antismoking public service announcements which educate the public about the dangers of cigarette smoking.

What's happening now May 15, 1989

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Pelosi, Nancy
California · Apr 25, 1989
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.J. Res. 245: Authorizing and directing the President to call upon radio and television broadcasters, in cooperation with public health organizations, to educate the public about the dangers of cigarette smoking.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-245/
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"H.J. Res. 245: Authorizing and directing the President to call upon radio and television broadcasters, in cooperation with public health organizations, to educate the public about the dangers of cigarette smoking.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-245/.
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H.J. Res. 245, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-245/.
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[H.J. Res. 245: Authorizing and directing the President to call upon radio and television broadcasters, in cooperation with public health organizations, to educate the public about the dangers of cigarette smoking.](https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HJRES-245/)
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