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108th Congress
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Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the October 3, 2003, order released by the Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau in response to complaints regarding the broadcast of program material that contained indecent language.
Introduced: December 8, 2003
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Dec 17, 2003
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Dec 8, 2003
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Dec 8, 2003
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Resolves that: (1) the House of Representatives (House) does not support the lowering of standards or the weakening of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prohibiting obscene and indecent broadcasts to allow network or other communications to use language that is indecent or vulgar; (2) the FCC has a responsibility to utilize its enforcement authority to maintain those rules; and (3) the House will not allow the FCC to permit intrusion upon the family's ability to raise their children in an environment that is not inundated with indecent or profane language on our public airwaves.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
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