A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 regarding the broadcasting of certain material regarding candidates for Federal elective office, and for other purposes.
Clean Campaign Act of 1985 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that if a legally qualified candidate for Federal elective office uses a broadcast station to refer to another candidate for that office: (1) such reference shall be made in person by such candidate; or (2) the station licensee must provide the candidate to whom the reference was made the opportunity to use the same amount of broadcast time, during the same period of the day, without charge.
Requires any station licensee which allows a person to broadcast material endorsing or opposing a candidate, to provide to the candidate opposing the endorsed candidate or to the candidate opposed by the material the opportunity to use the same amount of broadcasting time, during the same period of the day, without charge.
Referred to Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Consumer Protection and Finance.
Introduced in Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Committee on Commerce. Hearings held.
Committee on Commerce. Hearings concluded. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 99-491.
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