FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION

Bills and resolutions

Broadcasting: establish standards to reduce the amount of broadcast radio and television programming which contains violence (see H.R. 2837), H5739 [3AU]

———opportunity for the discussion of conflicting view on issues of public importance (see S. 333), S1384 [4FE]

Chairman: action (see H. Res. 135), H1528 [18MR]

Communications: diversity in media ownership, management and programming (see H.R. 1611), H1857 [1AP]

Foreign trade: assessment of applications by foreign financial and communications services for operation in the U.S. (see H.R. 3565), H10300 [19NO]

Languages: improve multilingual radio broadcasting (see H.R. 971), H724 [18FE]

National Network Security Board: establish (see S. 237), S774 [27JA]

Political campaigns: effectiveness and accountability in political broadcasting (see S. 334), S1384 [4FE]

Senate: authorize Senate Legal Counsel to appear amicus curiae in Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc., et al. v. FCC, et al. (see S. Res. 62), S1148 [3FE]

Ships and vessels: FCC rules relative to use of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (see S. 785), S4632 [19AP]

Telecommunications: development of infrastructure (see S. 1086), S7021 [9JN]

———study security and reliability of national network (see S. 238), S774 [27JA]

Television: establish a toll free telephone number for complaint reports concerning violence on broadcast and cable television (see H.R. 2756), H5360 [27JY]

———FCC evaluation and report on violence (see S. 973; H.R. 2159), S6017 [18MY], H2596 [19MY]

———program exclusivity and nonduplication rules relative to cable system blackouts (see H.R. 3587), H10469 [20NO]

Letters

Cable television regulation, H4472 [1JY]

Competitive bidding for spectrum allocations, S7950 [24JN]

Remarks in Senate

Ameritech Corp.: proposal with the FCC to bring competition to the local telephone business, S6054 [18MY]

Broadcasting: opportunity for the discussion of conflicting view on issues of public importance (S. 333), S1433-S1435 [4FE]

Licenses: regulation of awarding by lottery, S16535 [19NO]

National Network Security Board: establish (S. 237), S822 [27JA]

National Telecommunications and Information Administration: FCC license monitoring, S10722 [6AU]

Political campaigns: effectiveness and accountability in political broadcasting (S. 334), S1435-S1437 [4FE]

Senate: authorize Senate Legal Counsel to appear amicus curiae in Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc., et al. v. FCC, et al. (S. Res. 62), S1145 [3FE]

Ships and vessels: FCC rules relative to use of Global Maritime Distress and Safety System (S. 785), S4632 [19AP]

Telecommunications: development of infrastructure (S. 1086), S7023, S7028 [9JN], S9574 [27JY]

———study security and reliability of national network (S. 238), S822 [27JA]

Telephones: analysis of calling card procedures, S9815, S9816, S9859 [29JY]

Television: FCC evaluation and report on violence (S. 973), S6022-S6024 [18MY], S7354 [16JN]

Reports filed

Nomination of Reed E. Hundt: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate), S13171 [6OC]

Texts of

S. 237, establish National Network Security Board, S824 [27JA]

S. 238, study security and reliability of national telecommunications network, S825 [27JA]

S. 333, Fairness in Broadcasting Act, S1434 [4FE]

S. 334, Clean Campaign Act, S1436 [4FE]

S. 973, Television Violence Report Card Act, S6024 [18MY]

S. 1086, Telecommunications Infrastructure Act, S7024-S7028 [9JN]

S. Res. 62, authorize Senate Legal Counsel to appear amicus curiae in Turner Broadcasting Systems, Inc., et al. v. FCC, et al., S1145, S1202 [3FE]