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S 1619 105th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Arts, Culture, Religion Computer-assisted instruction Computers in education Education Elementary and secondary education Elementary schools Families Federal-local relations Government Operations and Politics High schools Internet Libraries Pornography School boards Secondary education Web sites

A bill to direct the Federal Communications Commission to study systems for filtering or blocking matter on the Internet, to require the installation of such a system on computers in schools and libraries with Internet access, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 9, 1998 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 25, 1998
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 437.
Jun 25, 1998
Committee on Commerce. Reported to Senate by Senator McCain without amendment. With written report No. 105-226.
Mar 12, 1998
Committee on Commerce. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Feb 10, 1998
Committee on Commerce. Hearings held.
Feb 9, 1998
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce.
Feb 9, 1998
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S518-519)
Feb 9, 1998
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to prohibit universal telecommunications services from being provided to any elementary or secondary school unless its administrator has certified to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) that it has selected and installed a system for computers with Internet access which filters or blocks matters deemed inappropriate for minors. Prohibits such service with respect to a library having Internet access unless it certifies that it employs such a filtering or blocking system on one or more of its computers. Requires a library to notify the FCC within ten days after changing or terminating such a system.

Requires the determination of what shall be considered inappropriate for minors to be made by the appropriate school, school board, library, or other responsible authority, without Federal interference.

What's happening now June 25, 1998

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 437.

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