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HR 1304 101th Congress House Government Operations and Politics Cable television

To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to the regulation of service tiers provided by cable television systems.

Introduced: March 8, 1989 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 16, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 9, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Apr 19, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 1, 1990
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Mar 20, 1989
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Mar 8, 1989
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 8, 1989
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Repeals a provision of the Communications Act of 1934 which authorizes a cable television operator to rearrange or otherwise offer the various tiers of cable service in the absence of Federal or State regulation of such service tier rates.

What's happening now May 16, 1990

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Pallone, Frank
New Jersey · Jul 10, 1989
 D
Neal, Richard E.
Massachusetts · Apr 25, 1989
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1304: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to the regulation of service tiers provided by cable television systems.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1304/
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"H.R. 1304: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to the regulation of service tiers provided by cable television systems.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1304/.
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H.R. 1304, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-HR-1304/.
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