HR 5738 · 99th Congress · Government Operations and Politics

A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require, as part of its obligation to ensure objectivity and balance in programming, that the Corporation for Public Broadcasting perform on-going, systematic content analyses of documentaries produced with funds provided by such Corporation.

Introduced 1986-10-17· Sponsored by Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.(1986-10-18)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, within 60 days, to: (1) design a system to obtain a content analysis of public affairs documentaries through an objective evaluation using peer review; and (2) publish a request for proposals to procure the performance of such analyses. Requires the Corporation to include in its annual report to the President a summary of any results of such analyses and any recommendations for expanding the analysis system to cover other Corporation-supported programming.…

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