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S 2447 108th Congress Senate

CAMRA Act

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the National Institute o… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children.

Introduced: June 17, 2004 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 108th Congress ended
It never became law before the 108th Congress (2003–2004) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
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May 19, 2004
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5805)
May 19, 2004
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S5803-5805)
May 19, 2004
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action May 19, 2004

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text of measure as introduced: CR S5805)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Children and Media Research Advancement Act or CAMRA Act - Amends the Public Health Service Act to require the Director of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to establish: (1) an independent panel of experts to review, synthesize, and report on research, theory, and applications in the social, behavioral, and biological sciences; and (2) research priorities regarding the roles and impact of the use of and exposure to electronic media on youth in certain core areas of child development.

Requires the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct initial pilot projects to supplement and inform the panel's work. Requires the Director to develop and implement a program that funds additional research determined to be necessary by the panel concerning the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children and adolescents, with a particular focus on media content, format, length of exposure, age of the child, and nature of parental involvement.

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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 17, 2004
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2447: CAMRA Act. 108th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/108-S-2447/
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