Clean Campaign Act of 1985

Summary

Clean Campaign Act of 1985 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that if a legally qualified candidate for Federal elective office uses a broadcast station to refer to another candidate for that office: (1) such reference shall be made in person by such candidate; or (2) the station licensee must provide the candidate to whom the reference was made the opportunity to use the same amount of broadcast time, during the same period of the day, without charge. Requires any station licensee which allows a person to broadcast material endorsing or opposing a candidate, to provide to the candidate opposing the endorsed candidate, or to the candidate opposed by the material, the opportunity to use the same amount of broadcasting time, during the same period of the day, without charge.

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Timeline

1. 18 July 1985

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 18 July 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 18 July 1985

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 25 July 1985

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 18 July 1985

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Lantos, Tom [D-CA-12] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Smith, Lawrence [D-FL-16] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Brown, George E., Jr. [D-CA-42] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Martinez, Matthew G. [D-CA-31] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Weiss, Ted [D-NY-17] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Mitchell, Parren J. [D-MD-7] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsif00 · Standing

Related records

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