3.0.0 6055 2023-01-11T13:33:47Z 2023-01-11T13:33:47Z House HR 2016-09-15 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 140 (Thursday, September 15, 2016)][Pages H5524-H5525]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. KAPTUR:H.R. 6055.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1.Section 4. Clause 1, The times, places and manner ofholding elections for Senators and[[Page H5525]]Representatives, shall be prescribed in each state by thelegislature thereof; but the Congress may at any time by lawmake or alter such regulations, except as to the places ofchoosing Senators.]]> hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing Referred to 2016-09-15T13:04:40Z 2016-09-15 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2016-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-15 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000009 Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] MARCY KAPTUR D OH 9 N Science, Technology, Communications Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Elections, voting, political campaign regulation Licensing and registrations Political advertising Science, Technology, Communications 00 2016-09-15 Introduced in House 2016-10-14T18:21:07Z Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2016

This bill amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require television broadcasting station licensees and cable operators to make available annually free broadcast or cable time for political advertising. For political candidates in a statewide or national election whose parties received more than 2% of total votes in the most recent statewide or national election, the bill requires such television broadcast station licensees and cable operators to allot an equal amount (at least two hours) of free broadcast time each even-numbered year to each candidate. The bill also sets forth standards for allotting free broadcast time during the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 10:00 p.m., during specific periods before an election, and at comparable times of day and days of the week to candidates for the same office.

Nothing in this bill, and no use of allotted free broadcast time, shall be construed to restrict a candidate's right to purchase other broadcast time.

]]> Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2016 Display Title Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2016 Short Titles as Introduced Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require radio and television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for political advertising, and for other purposes. Introduced in House 2016-09-15T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6055ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6055ih.xml 2016-09-15 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.