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House bill · 101st Congress · Did not become law

Fairness in Broadcasting Act of 1989

H.R. 315Introduced Jan 3, 1989Policy area: Government Operations and Politics
Sponsor: Rep. John Dingell D-MI
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Where it went

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.

Sponsor’s state and district

Michigan in Congress

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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.