Skip to content
PoliticalRepoPoliticalRepo

United States · Bill · HR

H.R. 1985 (103rd)

Fairness in Broadcasting Act of 1993

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

5 May 1993

Last action

3 June 1993 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

Sponsors

Rep. Hefner, W. G. (Bill) [D-NC-8], Rep. Mink, Patsy T. [D-HI-2], Rep. Filner, Bob [D-CA-51], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Rep. Unsoeld, Jolene [D-WA-3], Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Rep. Tanner, John S. [D-TN-8], Rep. Bonior, David E. [D-MI-10], Rep. Richardson, Bill [D-NM-3], Rep. Wise, Robert E., Jr. [D-WV-2], Rep. Lancaster, H. Martin [D-NC-3], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Rep. Abercrombie, Neil [D-HI-1], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Hinchey, Maurice D. [D-NY-22], Rep. McDermott, Jim [D-WA-7], Rep. Traficant, James A., Jr. [D-OH-17], Rep. Schroeder, Patricia [D-CO-1], Rep. Bryant, John W. [D-TX-5], Rep. Torres, Esteban Edward [D-CA-34], Rep. Waxman, Henry A. [D-CA-33], Rep. Derrick, Butler C. [D-SC-3], Rep. Hastings, Alcee L. [D-FL-20], Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-15], Rep. Frost, Martin [D-TX-24], Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-18], Rep. Glickman, Dan [D-KS-4], Rep. Hamburg, Dan [D-CA-1], Rep. Yates, Sidney R. [D-IL-9], Rep. Pickett, Owen B. [D-VA-2], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

26 August 2025

Official sourceDownload fileView documentsShare

Summary

Fairness in Broadcasting Act of 1993 - Expresses the findings of the Congress that the Fairness Doctrine: (1) fairly reflects the statutory obligations of broadcasters; (2) received statutory approval from the Congress in 1959; and (3) reasonably balances first amendment rights. Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require broadcast licensees to provide a reasonable opportunity for the discussion of conflicting views on issues of public importance. Requires enforcement and application of such requirement to be consistent with the rules and policies of the Federal Communications Commission in effect on January 1, 1987.

This text is taken from the official record. PoliticalRepo does not editorialize.

Timeline

  1. 5 May 1993

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 5 May 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 5 May 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 June 1993

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

    Source: Committee

Votes

No vote records are attached yet.

Versions

Documents

3 official files

Introduced in House (text)

View fileDownload file

This file cannot be previewed here. Use View or Download.

Leesvertaling

Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 27 January 1994

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

  • Introduced in House (PDF)

    Introduced in House · EN · 27 January 1994

    ViewDownloadOpen at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 5 May 1993

    Open at official source

    Leesvertaling

    Vertaal dit document naar jouw taal. PoliticalRepo bewaart geen aparte kopie per EU-taal.

    Documentvertaling op verzoek met downloadbare PDF (logo + link naar de officiële bron). Het bronbestand blijft leidend.

Sponsors

Related records

No cross-record relationships stored yet.

Sources

PoliticalRepo is an index and interpretation layer, not the authoritative legal source.