HR 1400
103th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Election candidates
Political advertising
Primaries
Radio in politics
Telecommunication rates
Television in politics
Campaign Advertising Act of 1993
Introduced: March 18, 1993
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 29, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Mar 18, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 18, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Campaign Advertising Act of 1993 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to: (1) reduce the period during which the cost of broadcast media time for candidates may not exceed the lowest charge for the same time slot and amount of time; (2) 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 time slot; and (3) prohibit any broadcast licensee from preempting the use of any such time purchased by a qualified candidate.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
2
Cosponsors
1