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HR 5427 99th Congress House Health Advertising and Marketing Advisory bodies Communications and Broadcasting Drug abuse Drug abuse prevention Drugs Drugs and narcotics Federal advisory bodies Public service advertising Radio broadcasting Television Television advertising

President's Media Commission on Drug Abuse Act

Introduced: August 14, 1986 See on congress.gov
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Became law
Aug 15, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.
Aug 15, 1986
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
Aug 14, 1986
Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Aug 14, 1986
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

President's Media Commission on Drug Abuse Act - Establishes the President's Media Commission on Drug Abuse to: (1) examine public education programs intended to prevent narcotic and psychotropic drug abuse; (2) act as an administrative and coordinating body to assist in the implementation of new programs and national strategies for the dissemination of information intended to prevent narcotic and psychotropic drug abuse; and (3) monitor the effectiveness of such programs and strategies.

Requires the Commission to report annually to the President and the Congress.

What's happening now August 15, 1986

Referred to Subcommittee on Health and the Environment.

 Committees of jurisdiction 3
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Sep 11, 1986
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5427: President's Media Commission on Drug Abuse Act. 99th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5427/
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"H.R. 5427: President's Media Commission on Drug Abuse Act." 99th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5427/.
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H.R. 5427, 99th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/99-HR-5427/.
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