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H.R.896 - Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019116th Congress (2019-2020) |

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Sponsor: Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] (Introduced 01/30/2019)
Committees: House - Energy and Commerce
Latest Action: House - 01/30/2019 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.  (All Actions)

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Introduced in House (01/30/2019)

Fairness in Political Advertising Act of 2019

This bill requires radio and television broadcasters to make free broadcast time available for political advertising.

Specifically, during an election year, broadcasters generally must allot at least two hours of free broadcast time to each qualified political candidate in a statewide or national election. A broadcaster that fails or refuses to comply with the bill shall not have its license or franchise renewed.