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HCONRES 217 105th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Congress Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Law Legislation Parties to actions Political advertising Radio in politics Radio stations Television in politics Television stations

Expressing the sense of Congress with respect to the authority of the Federal Communications Commission.

Introduced: February 11, 1998 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 3, 1998
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Feb 11, 1998
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Feb 11, 1998
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Expresses the sense of the Congress that: (1) it has never granted the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the authority to compel broadcast station licensees to provide free broadcast time for the airing of political advertising, other than the specific equal time obligations required under the Communications Act of 1934; (2) such Act contains specific and reasonable limits on the compensation that may be required of candidates for such advertising; (3) the FCC may not further expand the public interest obligations of such licensees to accept such advertising without express statutory authority from the Congress; and (4) the FCC should not engage in litigation concerning limits on its authority over such advertising.

What's happening now March 3, 1998

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2