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H.R. 7311 (96th)

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that not less than one very high frequency commercial television broadcasting station be located in each state.

reportedUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

8 May 1980

Last action

30 September 1980 · Reported

Status

Reported to House from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1438.

Sponsors

Rep. Maguire, Andrew [D-NJ-7], Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12], Rep. Florio, James J. [D-NJ-1], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Howard, James J. [D-NJ-3], Rep. Thompson, Frank, Jr. [D-NJ-4], Rep. Fenwick, Millicent H. [R-NJ-5], Rep. Roe, Robert A. [D-NJ-8], Rep. Hollenbeck, Harold C. [R-NJ-9], Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10], Rep. Minish, Joseph G. [D-NJ-11], Rep. Rinaldo, Matthew J. [R-NJ-7], Rep. Guarini, Frank J. [D-NJ-14], Rep. Patten, Edward J. [D-NJ-15]

Subjects

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Source updated

5 February 2024

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Summary

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to distribute licenses for very high frequency commercial television broadcasting stations to ensure that each State will have at least one such station.

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Timeline

  1. 8 May 1980

    Introduced

    Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 8 May 1980

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 8 May 1980

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 30 September 1980

    Reported

    Reported to House from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1438.

    Source: Committee

  5. 30 September 1980

    Reported

    Reported to House from the Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce with amendment, H. Rept. 96-1438.

    Source: Committee

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Documents

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  • Reported to House with amendment(s)

    summary · EN · 30 September 1980

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  • Introduced in House

    summary · EN · 8 May 1980

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