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S. 1688 (105th)
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to limit types of communications made by candidates that receive the lowest unit charge.
Introduced
26 February 1998
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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14 January 2025
Summary
Amends the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to charges for the use of a broadcasting station by any legally qualified candidate for public office to allow such candidates to receive the lowest applicable unit charge if the communication or advertisement is for one minute or longer and contains a clearly identifiable photographic or similar image of such candidate during at least 75 percent of the broadcast time.
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 February 1998
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 26 February 1998
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 26 February 1998
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/105th-congress/senate-bill/1688
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/105/s/1688