United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 896 (116th)
Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019
Introduced
30 January 2019
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Status
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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3 January 2025
Summary
Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019 This bill requires radio and television broadcasters to make free broadcast time available for political advertising. Specifically, during an election year, broadcasters generally must allot at least two hours of free broadcast time to each qualified political candidate in a statewide or national election. A broadcaster that fails or refuses to comply with the bill shall not have its license or franchise renewed.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 January 2019
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 30 January 2019
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 30 January 2019
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/896
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/116/hr/896