An Act to amend certain provisions of the Communications Act of 1934 to provide long-term financing for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, and for other purposes.
Sponsor and status
94th Congress (1975–1976)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Dec 31, 1975
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on December 31, 1975.
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Last Updated: Dec 31, 1975
7 Cosponsors (5 Democrats, 2 Republicans)
History
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Apr 29, 1975
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Introduced
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Nov 10, 1975
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Passed House (Senate next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the House. It goes to the Senate next.
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Nov 10, 1975
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Rules Change —
Agreed To
This activity took place on a related bill, H.Res. 852 (94th). |
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Nov 17, 1975
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Passed Senate with Changes (back to House)
The Senate passed the bill with changes not in the House version and sent it back to the House to approve the changes.
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Dec 31, 1975
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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Dec 31, 1975
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Text Published
Updated bill text was published as of Passed Congress. |
H.R. 6461 (94th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number H.R. 6461. This is the one from the 94th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 94th Congress, which met from Jan 14, 1975 to Oct 1, 1976. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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