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HR 7441 95th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Government Operations and Politics Television Television broadcasting Television programs

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require television broadcast station licensees to preview certain program material provided by national television broadcast networks.

Introduced: May 25, 1977 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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May 25, 1977
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
May 25, 1977
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require each television broadcast station licensee to, by contractual agreement, participate in a program, with the national television broadcast network with which such licensee is affiliated, which permits such licensee to view, not less than 30 days before the scheduled transmission of a program, any entertainment program material provided by such network which is intended for prime time viewing.

What's happening now May 25, 1977

Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

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