Public Broadcasting Financing Act

Summary

Public Broadcasting Financing Act - Establishes a Public Broadcasting Fund in the Treasury and authorizes to be appropriated to such Fund for each of the fiscal years 1976 through 1980 an amount equal to forty percent of the total amount of non-Federal financial support received by public broadcasting entities during the fiscal year second preceding each such fiscal year, up to specified limits. Provides for specified portions of the Public Broadcasting Fund to be distributed among the licensees and permittees of noncommercial educational broadcast stations.

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Timeline

1. 28 October 1975

   Introduced

   Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 28 October 1975

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 6 November 1975

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, S. Rept. 94-447.

   Source: Committee

4. 6 November 1975

   Reported

   Reported to Senate from the Committee on Commerce, S. Rept. 94-447.

   Source: Committee

5. 17 November 1975

   Floor

   Measure indefinitely postponed in Senate (provisions inserted in H.R. 6461).

   Source: Floor

Votes

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 28 October 1975

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Sen. Pastore, John O. [D-RI] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Magnuson, Warren G. [D-WA] · D · Cosponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

Related records

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