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HCONRES 178 106th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications Associations, institutions, etc. Awards, medals, prizes Commemorations Commerce Congress Congressional tributes Families Television advertising Television and children Television industry Television programs

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance of "family friendly" programming on television.

Introduced: August 5, 1999 See on congress.gov
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Aug 27, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Aug 5, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Aug 5, 1999
Introduced in House
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Recognizes and honors the efforts of the Forum on Family Friendly Programming and other entities supporting family friendly programming. Expresses support for: (1) efforts of the television network and production community to produce more quality family friendly programming; and (2) the Family Friendly Programming Awards. Encourages the media and American advertisers to further a family friendly television environment with appropriate advertisements accompanying the programming.

What's happening now August 27, 1999

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • SCONRES 49 Identical bill A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance of "family friendly" programming on t…
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Markey, Edward J.
Massachusetts · Aug 5, 1999
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Con. Res. 178: Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the importance of "family friendly" programming on television.. 106th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/106-HCONRES-178/
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