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HR 1440 109th Congress House

Stamp Out Censorship Act of 2005

Official title: To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from imposing penalties for indecent broadcasts on providers of video over cable television systems, satellit… Show full official titleShow less

Official title: To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from imposing penalties for indecent broadcasts on providers of video over cable television systems, satellite carriers, the Internet, or non-broadcast providers.

Introduced: June 28, 2005 Introduced by: Sanders, Bernard Independent · Vermont See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedureCensorshipCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesFederal Communications Commission
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Fines (Penalties)ForfeitureGovernment Operations and PoliticsIndependent regulatory commissionsJurisdictionLawRadio broadcastingRadio stationsTelevision broadcastingTelevision stations
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This bill died when the 109th Congress ended
It never became law before the 109th Congress (2005–2006) 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.
 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
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 Latest action March 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
D
Sánchez, Linda T.
California · Sep 22, 2005
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 28, 2005
 D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 11, 2005
 D
Sherman, Brad
California · Apr 20, 2005
BOUCHER, RICK
· Mar 17, 2005
Watson, Diane
· Mar 17, 2005
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1440: Stamp Out Censorship Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1440/
MLA
"H.R. 1440: Stamp Out Censorship Act of 2005." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1440/.
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H.R. 1440, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-1440/.
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