HR 2159
103th Congress
House
Government Operations and Politics
Administrative procedure
Cable television
Evaluation
Federal Communications Commission
Government paperwork
Standards
Television advertising
Television and children
Television broadcasting
Television programs
Television stations
Violence in television
Television Violence Report Card Act of 1993
Introduced: May 19, 1993
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 3, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
May 19, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
May 19, 1993
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Television Violence Report Card Act of 1993 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission to: (1) establish a program for evaluating and rating television programs, with respect to the extent of the violence contained in those programs, and sponsors, in terms of the extent to which they sponsor violent programs; and (2) publish each quarter in the Federal Register a Television Violence Report Card that reports such ratings.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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