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HR 1510 105th Congress House

Television Improvement Act of 1997

Official title: To exempt agreements relating to voluntary guidelines governing telecast material from the applicability of the antitrust laws.

Introduced: May 1, 1997 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Antitrust lawCable televisionCommerceFamilies
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StandardsTelevision advertisingTelevision and childrenTelevision industryTelevision programs
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 1, 1997
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 Latest action May 1, 1997

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

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  • S 539 Identical bill Television Improvement Act of 1997
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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 1 Republican 1
BEREUTER, DOUGLAS
· May 14, 1997
NETHERCUTT, GEORGE
· May 14, 1997
SMITH, NICK
· May 14, 1997
CHRISTENSEN, DONNA
· May 1, 1997
COLLINS, MAC
· May 1, 1997
GREENWOOD, JAMES
· May 1, 1997
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 1, 1997
 R
Sessions, Pete
Texas · May 1, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1510: Television Improvement Act of 1997. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1510/
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"H.R. 1510: Television Improvement Act of 1997." 105th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/105-HR-1510/.
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