HR 5591 · 97th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications
Candidate Equal Time Broadcasting Act
Bill Progress
✓
Introduced2
Committee3
House Vote4
Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.(1982-03-01)
Plain Language Summary
[AI summary unavailable — showing source text]
Candidate Equal Time Broadcasting Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that an individual shall be considered a candidate for Federal office for purposes of the equal time provisions whenever such individual is treated as a candidate under the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971. Requires the Federal Communications Commission to notify licensees located in the election jurisdiction of any finding that an individual shall be treated as an election candidate.…
Summarized by Claude AI · Non-partisan · For informational purposes only