HR 896
106th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative procedure
Arts, Culture, Religion
Computer-assisted instruction
Computers in education
Education
Elementary and secondary education
Elementary schools
Families
Federal Communications Commission
Federal-local relations
Government Operations and Politics
High schools
Independent regulatory commissions
Internet
Law
Libraries
Pornography
School boards
Secondary education
Childrens' [sic] Internet Protection Act
Introduced: March 2, 1999
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 11, 1999
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Mar 2, 1999
Introduced in House
Mar 2, 1999
Referred to the House Committee on Commerce.
Plain-English summary
Childrens' (sic) Internet Protection Act - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make an elementary school, secondary school, or library ineligible to receive or retain universal service assistance under such Act unless it certifies to the Federal Communications Commission that it has selected and installed (or will install) a technology for computers with Internet access which filters or blocks material deemed harmful to minors.
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
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications, Trade, and Consumer Protection.
Committees of jurisdiction
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