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S 744 101th Congress Senate

A bill to amend section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to the purchase of broadcasting time by candidates for public office.

Introduced: April 11, 1989 Introduced by: McConnell, Mitch Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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Became law
Aug 2, 1989
Subcommittee on Communications. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-227.
Apr 11, 1989
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Apr 11, 1989
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action August 2, 1989

Subcommittee on Communications. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-227.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to: (1) limit the cost to qualified candidates of broadcasting time for pre-election political advertising to the lowest rate charged for any time in the same period; and (2) prohibit any broadcast licensee from preempting the use of any such time purchased by a qualified candidate.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 744: A bill to amend section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to the purchase of broadcasting time by candidates for public office.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-744/
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"S. 744: A bill to amend section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to the purchase of broadcasting time by candidates for public office.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-744/.
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S. 744, 101st Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/101-S-744/.
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