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HRES 482 108th Congress House

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…

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Official title: 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 See on congress.gov
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It was not agreed to before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, so it is no longer active. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
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
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 Latest action December 17, 2003

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 14
All 14 Republican 4
QUINN, JACK
· Feb 11, 2004
 R
Boozman, John
Arkansas · Jan 21, 2004
Bordallo, Madeleine
· Jan 21, 2004
 R
Calvert, Ken
California · Jan 21, 2004
COLLINS, MAC
· Jan 21, 2004
DeMint, James
· Jan 21, 2004
HILL, BARON
· Jan 21, 2004
LINDER, JOHN
· Jan 21, 2004
TURNER, JIM
· Jan 21, 2004
Burns, Max
· Dec 8, 2003
STENHOLM, CHARLES
· Dec 8, 2003
TANNER, JOHN
· Dec 8, 2003
 R
Turner, Michael R.
Ohio · Dec 8, 2003
 R
Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Dec 8, 2003
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 482: 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.. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-482/
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"H. Res. 482: 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.." 108th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-482/.
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H. Res. 482, 108th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/108-HRES-482/.
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