A bill to amend section 315 of the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to the purchase and use of broadcasting time by candidates for public office, and for other purposes.
Campaign Advertising and Disclosure Act of 1991 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to: (1) reduce the period during which broadcast media rates for candidates may not exceed the lowest unit charge for the same time class and amount of time; (2) limit the cost to qualified candidates of broadcasting time for pre-election political advertising to the lowest rate charged for any time in the same period; and (3) prohibit any broadcast licensee from preempting the use of any such time purchased by a qualified candidate.
Amends the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to mandate certain aural and visual political advertising requirements which unambiguously identify the candidate in the broadcast media.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator Hollings without amendment. Without written report.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 84.
By Senator Hollings from Committee on Commerce filed written report. Report No. 102-59. Additional views filed.
By Senator Hollings from Committee on Commerce filed written report. Report No. 102-59. Additional views filed.
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