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47 U.S.C. § 611

Closed-captioning of public service announcements

United States · Title 47 — TELECOMMUNICATIONS · Status: effective

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47 U.S.C. § 611, Closed-captioning of public service announcements, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/488905
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Any television public service announcement that is produced or funded in whole or in part by any agency or instrumentality of Federal Government shall include closed captioning of the verbal content of such announcement. A television broadcast station licensee—

Legislative history

The public laws that enacted or amended this section. Tallies are for the whole bill as it passed each chamber — often an omnibus covering far more than this provision — not a vote on this section alone.

  • Enacted byPub. L. 98-549(S. 66)1984-10-30
    Cable Communications Policy Act of 1984
    House: no recorded tallySenate: no recorded tally
  • Amended byPub. L. 101-336(S. 933)1990-07-26
    Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990
    House: 180–224Senate: 91–6