Children's Television Act of 1989

Summary

Children's Television Act of 1989 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe standards for commercial television broadcast licensees that limit the duration of advertising in programs for children to a specified number of minutes per hour. Instructs the FCC to initiate appropriate rulemaking proceedings within 30 days of this Act's enactment and to promulgate the final standards within 150 days of enactment. Authorizes modifications of the standards after January 1, 1993, if FCC review and public comments demonstrate that the public interest would be served by the changes. Directs the FCC, when reviewing any application for a television broadcast license renewal, to consider compliance with these advertising standards, as well as the licensee's programming in connection with the educational and information needs of children.

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Timeline

1. 5 April 1989

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 5 April 1989

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 12 July 1989

   Committee

   Subcommittee on Communications. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 101-221.

   Source: Committee

Votes

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · undated · Official file

Documents

2 official files

• Introduced in Senate (text)

  Introduced in Senate · EN

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 5 April 1989

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Sponsors

• Sen. Metzenbaum, Howard M. [D-OH] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Lautenberg, Frank R. [D-NJ] · D · Sponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Children's Television Act of 1990