legislation: 99-hr-5738
Data license: Public Domain (U.S. Government data) · Data source: Federal Register API & Regulations.gov API
This data as json
| bill_id | congress | bill_type | bill_number | title | policy_area | introduced_date | latest_action_date | latest_action_text | origin_chamber | sponsor_name | sponsor_state | sponsor_party | sponsor_bioguide_id | cosponsor_count | summary_text | update_date | url |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 99-hr-5738 | 99 | hr | 5738 | 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. | Government Operations and Politics | 1986-10-17 | 1986-10-18 | Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance. | House | Rep. Ritter, Don [R-PA-15] | PA | R | R000277 | 0 | 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. | 2024-02-05T14:30:09Z |