HR 1510
105th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Antitrust law
Cable television
Commerce
Families
Standards
Television advertising
Television and children
Television industry
Television programs
Television Improvement Act of 1997
Introduced: May 1, 1997
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 1, 1997
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 1, 1997
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Television Improvement Act of 1997 - Exempts from Federal antitrust laws any discussions, reviews, or agreements (action) entered into among persons in the television industry to develop and disseminate voluntary guidelines governing television broadcast material. Makes such exemption inapplicable to action which: (1) results in a boycott of any person; or (2) concerns the purchase or sale of advertising.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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