legislation: 95-hr-13613
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| 95-hr-13613 | 95 | hr | 13613 | A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish requirements with respect to agreements relating to the broadcasting of certain professional sports clubs' games. | Science, Technology, Communications | 1978-07-27 | 1978-07-27 | Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. | House | Rep. Burke, Yvonne B. [D-CA-28] | CA | D | B001102 | 0 | Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to invalidate agreements preventing the broadcast of a professional sports game, by means of television, at the same time and in the same area in which the game is to be played if all tickets to such game have been sold 72 hours before gametime. Invalidates any agreement which would prevent the television broadcast of any professional football game in the original home area of a team the playing site of which has been moved from the original home area under an agreement prohibiting the location of a different franchise in such original area. Repeals this amendment effective February 1, 1981. | 2024-08-01T20:06:35Z |