United States · Bill · S
S. 22 (100th)
First Amendment Clarification Act of 1987
Introduced
6 January 1987
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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Summary
First Amendment Clarification Act of 1987 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that the term "public interest, convenience, and necessity" shall not be construed to give the Federal Communications Commission jurisdiction to require the provision of broadcast time to any person for the expression of any viewpoint. Repeals the authority of the Commission to revoke a station license or construction permit for willful or repeated failure of a station to grant or sell broadcast time to a candidate for Federal office. Repeals the requirement that a licensee grant equal opportunities to all political candidates who use the licensee's broadcasting station.
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summary · EN · 6 January 1987
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/100th-congress/senate-bill/22
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/100/s/22