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HR 2715 102th Congress House

Ethnic and Minority Affairs Clearinghouse Act of 1991

Official title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission to establish an ethnic and minority affairs section.

Introduced: November 14, 1991 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics Ethnic groupsExecutive reorganizationIndependent regulatory commissionsInformation servicesMinorities in mass media
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Jul 9, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Jun 20, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 20, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 9, 1991

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Ethnic and Minority Affairs Clearinghouse Act of 1991 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to establish, within the Federal Communications Commission, within 90 days, an ethnic and minority affairs section which shall: (1) establish a clearinghouse for complaints, grievances, and opinions relating to radio, television (TV), and cable TV broadcast programming and their depiction of ethnic and minority groups; (2) collect, analyze, and prepare information relating to the portrayal of those groups by such media and furnish such information, upon request and without charge, to public and private agencies serving the needs and interests of those groups; (3) conduct an annual conference designed to focus public attention upon the images of ethnic and minority groups depicted by such media, discuss the impact which these images have on those groups, and encourage the participation of such individuals and public and private organizations that serve the interests of those groups; and (4) prepare and transmit to the Congress an annual report which details the activities of such section, including a compilation of all complaints, grievances, and opinions filed.

Directs the chairman of the Commission to establish an advisory committee to assist the section in implementing the annual conference. Specifies the composition of such committee.

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