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HRES 202 103th Congress House

To express the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the broadcasting of video programming containing violence.

Introduced: August 3, 1993 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
Jul 1, 1993
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Jun 18, 1993
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Jun 18, 1993
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1556)
Jun 18, 1993
Introduced in House
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 Latest action July 1, 1993

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Declares that each of the four major television broadcast networks and their affiliates, independent television stations, the Public Broadcasting System, and cable programmers and operators should: (1) not telecast programming containing dramatized violence; (2) superimpose explicit viewer advisories throughout programming containing dramatized or documentary violence; (3) provide explicit audio and on-screen viewer advisories immediately prior to transmittal of such programming; (4) not transmit programming promotions or advertisements that contain violence; (5) develop a standard scheme for classifying programming on the basis of the amount and type of dramatized violence it contains; and (6) educate and inform viewers about the harmful effects of exposure to television violence.

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All 1 Democratic 1
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Bishop, Sanford D.
Georgia · Aug 3, 1993
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 202: To express the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the broadcasting of video programming containing violence.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HRES-202/
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