HR 1440
109th Congress
House
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative procedure
Censorship
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Federal Communications Commission
Fines (Penalties)
Forfeiture
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Jurisdiction
Law
Radio broadcasting
Radio stations
Television broadcasting
Television stations
Stamp Out Censorship Act of 2005
Introduced: March 17, 2005
Introduced by:
Sanders, Bernard
Independent
· Vermont
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Mar 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mar 17, 2005
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Stamp Out Censorship Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to limit the Federal Communications Commission's authority to impose forfeiture penalties for indecent utterances to the broadcast of such utterances by a radio or television broadcasting station.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Committees of jurisdiction
2