Office of Federal Audio-Visual Policy Act
Latest action. Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
Office of Federal Audio-Visual Policy Act - Establishes the Office of Federal Audio-Visual Policy in the Office of Management and Budget to provide overall direction of audiovisual policies and procedures for Federal agencies. States that the Office shall be headed by an Administrator and a Deputy Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. Directs the Administrator to: (1) require that Government audiovisual materials, with specified exceptions, be produced and distributed by private sector organizations; (2) recommend reorganization of Federal agency audiovisual activities; and (3) report annually to the President and Congress on actions taken and recommendations made concerning such activities. Requires each agency, upon the request of the Administrator, to supply the Office with: (1) information concerning the current and future audiovisual production activities of the agency; and (2) an evaluation of the success or failure of each completed activity. Requires that each employee under a contract to produce Federal audiovisual materials receive compensation at rates not less than those prevailing for similar employees as determined by the Secretary of Labor. Directs all Federal audiovisual supervisory authorities to report to the Administrator on their activities within 30 days of the date of enactment of this Act. Authorizes appropriations to carry out the provisions of this Act.
Written by analysts at the Congressional Research Service and published on Congress.gov, not by Civibrief. Summarized at the "Introduced in House" stage on June 26, 1979. It describes the bill, it is not the legal text.
Where is it in the process, and what happens next?
4 steps remain before this bill could become law.
The record's latest action, on June 26, 1979: Referred to House Committee on Government Operations.
- Clearing the committees it was referred to, and being scheduled for a floor vote
- Passage by the House
- Passage by the Senate
- The President's signature. If the President vetoes it, two-thirds of both chambers must vote to override.
How likely is it to become law?
Civibrief does not forecast outcomes and this page has no opinion about this one. What the record supports is a base rate, which is a fact about the whole pile, not a prediction about this measure.
In the 96th Congress (1979-80), 613 of the 12,581 bills and joint resolutions introduced became law, about 4.9 percent. That count covers every measure at every stage, including the many that never left committee.
This one is not there yet: 4 steps are still outstanding, listed above.
Has anyone actually voted on it?
No. No roll call in this Congress cites this measure. That is the ordinary outcome: most measures never reach a recorded floor vote, and a committee ends most of them simply by not acting.
A vote is not the only thing that happens to a measure. Hearings, markups, and referrals are all recorded actions, and none of them is a vote of the full chamber.
Who is behind it?
EDWARD ROYBAL (D-CA) introduced it on June 26, 1979, and 10 members have since signed on as cosponsors.
They come from both major parties: 8 Democrats, 2 Republicans.
Cosponsoring is a formal signature on the text. It is not a commitment to vote for the measure, it does not bind anyone's party, and a long list of cosponsors is a measure of attention rather than of prospects.
How long has it been in play?
It was introduced on June 26, 1979, 17243 days ago. The most recent recorded action was 17243 days ago, on June 26, 1979.
Measures do not carry over. Anything the 96th Congress has not finished by January 3, 1981 dies when the term ends, and has to be introduced again from the start in the next Congress.
Every answer above is assembled from this measure's own record on Congress.gov and from published counts of what Congress has passed before. Civibrief does not predict outcomes and takes no position on any measure.
Vote history
- HouseIn committee, no floor vote yet
- SenateAwaits House passage
- PresidentAwaits both chambers