[Congressional Bills 104th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1551 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

  2d Session
                                S. 1551

 To restore the broadcast ownership rules under the Communications Act 
of 1934 to the status quo ante the enactment of the Telecommunications 
                              Act of 1996.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            February 1, 1996

Mr. Dorgan (for himself, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Daschle, Mr. Conrad, and Mr. 
    Kerrey) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
   referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation

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                                 A BILL


 
 To restore the broadcast ownership rules under the Communications Act 
of 1934 to the status quo ante the enactment of the Telecommunications 
                              Act of 1996.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. REPEAL OF BROADCAST OWNERSHIP CHANGES MANDATED BY 
              TELECOMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1996.

    Subsections (a) through (c) of section 202 of the 
Telecommunications Act of 1996 are repealed. The Federal Communications 
Commission shall rescind any action taken by the Commission under those 
subsections.
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