A bill to clarify the broadcasting rights of legally qualified candidates for public office and to create jurisdiction in the District Courts of the United States for violations of this Act.
Public Campaign Integrity Act of 1983 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to declare that the provisions that prohibit a broadcast licensee from censoring a broadcast by a candidate for public office do not obligate the licensee to broadcast any material in violation of any criminal law. Grants U.S. district courts sole jurisdiction to determine whether the broadcast of material violates or would violate any criminal law.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
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