House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law
Fairness in Broadcasting Act of 1989
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJan 3, 1989
- Committee actionApr 11, 1989
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Jul 19, 1989 — Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 106.
Vote results
No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).
Cosponsors
63 cosponsors — 5 Republicans, 58 Democrats
4 of 63 cosponsors (6%) are from the other party.
Chester Atkins (D-MA), Jim Bates (D-CA), Thomas Bliley (R-VA), Corinne Boggs (D-LA), Rick Boucher (D-VA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), George Brown (D-CA), John Bryant (D-TX), Bob Carr (D-MI), William Clay (D-MO), Cardiss Collins (D-IL), James Cooper (D-TN), George Crockett (D-MI), Ron De Lugo (D-VI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Byron Dorgan (D-ND), Mervyn Dymally (D-CA), Dennis Eckart (D-OH), Don Edwards (D-CA), Mike Espy (D-MS), Lane Evans (D-IL), Dante Fascell (D-FL), Walter Fauntroy (D-DC), Floyd Flake (D-NY), William Ford (D-MI), Barney Frank (D-MA), Jamie Fuster (D-PR), Henry Gonzalez (D-TX), Augustus Hawkins (D-CA), W. Hefner (D-NC) and 33 more.
More from the sponsor
Other 101st Congress bills sponsored by Rep. John Dingell.
- H.R. 3000 (101st) Fastener Quality Act
- H.R. 1426 (101st) Drug Abuse Treatment Technical Corrections Act of 1989
- H.R. 3030 (101st) Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990
- H.R. 2965 (101st) Emerging Telecommunications Technologies Act of 1990
- H.R. 3630 (101st) Emergency Substance Abuse Treatment Improvement Act of 1990
- H.R. 765 (101st) To establish a commission to make recommendations to the President and Congress to assure a comprehensive national approach to effective…
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 30, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.