{"status":"ok","citation_id":"bill-96-s3196","kind":"bill","title":"S. 3196 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the delegation of certain powers and duties to private persons.","statement":"S. 3196 in the 96th Congress is titled \"A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the delegation of certain powers and duties to private persons..\" The latest action in the official record, dated November 13, 1980, reads: \"Referred to Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.\"","record_date":"1980-11-13","record_date_label":"Latest official action","official_source":{"label":"Congress.gov","url":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/3196"},"last_checked":"2026-10-19","last_checked_basis":"Status and actions last read from the official GovInfo BILLSTATUS record","permalink":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-s3196","votefiles_url":"https://powerandpolitics.co/bill.php?b=s\u0026n=3196\u0026c=96","publisher":"Power \u0026 Politics","formats":{"ap":"Power \u0026 Politics, \"S. 3196 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the delegation of certain powers and duties to private persons,\" last checked Oct. 19, 2026, citing Congress.gov, https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-s3196","apa":"Power \u0026 Politics. (2026, October 19). S. 3196 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the delegation of certain powers and duties to private persons [Bill record]. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-s3196","chicago":"Power \u0026 Politics. \"S. 3196 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the delegation of certain powers and duties to private persons.\" Last modified October 19, 2026. Accessed November 4, 2026. https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-s3196.","bibtex":"@misc{votefiles_bill_96_s3196,\n  author       = {{Power \u0026 Politics}},\n  title        = {{S. 3196 (96th Congress): A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to permit the delegation of certain powers and duties to private persons}},\n  year         = {2026},\n  howpublished = {\\url{https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-s3196}},\n  note         = {Reference number bill-96-s3196; official source: Congress.gov, https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/senate-bill/3196; last checked October 19, 2026; accessed November 4, 2026}\n}","link":"https://powerandpolitics.co/cite/bill-96-s3196"}}