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HRES 484 104th Congress House

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the major television networks should revive their traditional "Family Hour" and voluntarily reserve the first hour of prime-time broadcasting…

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Official title: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the major television networks should revive their traditional "Family Hour" and voluntarily reserve the first hour of prime-time broadcasting for family-oriented programming.

Introduced: July 18, 1996 See on congress.gov
Government Operations and Politics CommerceFamiliesScience, Technology, CommunicationsTelevision and children
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This resolution expired with the 104th Congress
It was not agreed to before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 26, 1996
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Jul 18, 1996
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jul 18, 1996
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 26, 1996

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Urges the national broadcast television networks to renew their commitment to voluntarily reserving the first hour of prime-time broadcasting for programming suitable for American family members of all ages.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 17
All 17 Democratic 5 Republican 2
BALLENGER, CASS
· Jul 18, 1996
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jul 18, 1996
COLLINS, MAC
· Jul 18, 1996
COMBEST, LARRY
· Jul 18, 1996
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 18, 1996
Faleomavaega, Eni
· Jul 18, 1996
FROST, MARTIN
· Jul 18, 1996
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· Jul 18, 1996
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jul 18, 1996
LIPINSKI, WILLIAM
· Jul 18, 1996
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · Jul 18, 1996
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· Jul 18, 1996
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jul 18, 1996
 D
Reed, Jack
Rhode Island · Jul 18, 1996
SMITH, NICK
· Jul 18, 1996
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Jul 18, 1996
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Jul 18, 1996
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 484: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the major television networks should revive their traditional "Family Hour" and voluntarily reserve the first hour of prime-time broadcasting for family-oriented programming.. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-484/
MLA
"H. Res. 484: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the major television networks should revive their traditional "Family Hour" and voluntarily reserve the first hour of prime-time broadcasting for family-oriented programming.." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-484/.
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H. Res. 484, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-484/.
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[H. Res. 484: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the major television networks should revive their traditional "Family Hour" and voluntarily reserve the first hour of prime-time broadcasting for family-oriented programming.](https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HRES-484/)
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