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HR 1807 104th Congress House

Children's Media Protection Act of 1995

Official title: To provide means of limiting the exposure of children to violent programming on television, and for other purposes.

Introduced: June 8, 1995 See on congress.gov
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Educational policyEducational televisionFamiliesFederal Communications CommissionFederal advisory bodiesForeign Trade and International FinanceFranchises (Retail trade)Import restrictionsImportsIndependent regulatory commissionsLawLicensesPornographyPublic televisionScience, Technology, Communications
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It never became law before the 104th Congress (1995–1996) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Jun 19, 1995
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Jun 8, 1995
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Jun 8, 1995
Introduced in House
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 Latest action June 19, 1995

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children's Media Protection Act of 1995 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to direct the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to: (1) prescribe rules to identify and rate sexual, violent, and indecent television programming that is clearly inappropriate for children; (2) prescribe rules for the transmission by television programming distributors of signals that identify the programming rating and permit viewers to block such inappropriate programming; and (3) require television sets with picture screens of 13 inches or greater to be equipped with blocking circuitry and enable viewers to block display of all programs with a common rating. Prohibits any person from shipping, manufacturing, assembling, or importing any television not so equipped. Requires performance standards for blocking technology.

(Sec. 6) Directs the FCC to initiate a rulemaking proceeding to prescribe a prohibition on the broadcast on commercial television and any public telecommunications entities between 6 o'clock a.m. and 9 o'clock p.m. of such inappropriate programming.

(Sec. 7) Directs the FCC, in granting an application for a television broadcast license, to impose conditions which ensure that the applicant complies with the standards for children's television programming as established under the Children's Television Act of 1990 and otherwise serves the educational and informational needs of children through its overall programming. Prohibits a cable franchise award or renewal unless the cable operator complies with such standards.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1807: Children's Media Protection Act of 1995. 104th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1807/
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"H.R. 1807: Children's Media Protection Act of 1995." 104th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1807/.
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H.R. 1807, 104th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/104-HR-1807/.
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