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S 2241 98th Congress Senate Government Operations and Politics Broadcasting Censorship Civil Rights and Liberties Civil actions and liability Communications and Broadcasting Courts and Civil Procedure Criminal liability Election candidates Equal time rule Freedom of speech Licenses Political advertising Radio broadcasting Television Television broadcasting Voting

Broadcasters Protection Act of 1984

Introduced: February 1, 1984 See on congress.gov
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Feb 1, 1984
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Feb 1, 1984
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Broadcasters' Protection Act of 1984 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to declare that provisions requiring a broadcast station licensee to provide equal opportunities for station access to political candidates and prohibiting the licensee from censoring a candidate's broadcast do not require the licensee to broadcast any material the broadcast of which the licensee believes would violate any criminal law. Provides that a licensee's refusal to broadcast material based on such belief shall be a defense to any revocation action by the Federal Communications Commission and shall not be used adversely against the licensee in a comparative licensing process.

Permits a broadcaster to petition any appropriate U.S. district court for a determination as to whether the broadcast of such material would violate a criminal law and for declaratory judgment relief. Allows a candidate whose broadcast is denied to petition the court for such a determination and for declaratory judgment relief with respect to such denial.

What's happening now February 1, 1984

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1