Sport Broadcasting Act

Summary

Sports Broadcasting Act - Prohibits, pursuant to the Communications Act, any agreement preventing the television broadcast of any professional sports game (except for postseason baseball, basketball, or hockey games) at the same time and in the same place at which such game is to be played, if all the admission tickets which had been available 120 hours before game time were purchased 72 hours or more before game time. Prohibits the prevention of such broadcasts in the case of professional postseason baseball, basketball, or hockey games if all tickets were sold 24 hours or more before such game. Defines terms used in this Act.

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Timeline

1. 11 September 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 11 September 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 11 September 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 11 September 1975

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• Rep. Macdonald, Torbert H. [D-MA-7] · D · Sponsor
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