HR 896
116th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Elections, voting, political campaign regulation
Licensing and registrations
Political advertising
Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 30, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jan 30, 2019
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E114)
Jan 30, 2019
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019
This bill requires radio and television broadcasters to make free broadcast time available for political advertising.
Specifically, during an election year, broadcasters generally must allot at least two hours of free broadcast time to each qualified political candidate in a statewide or national election. A broadcaster that fails or refuses to comply with the bill shall not have its license or franchise renewed.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1