S 967
109th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Broadcast journalism
Cable television
Government Operations and Politics
Government and the press
Government publicity
Identification devices
Prepackaged News Story Announcement Act of 2005
Introduced: April 28, 2005
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In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 20, 2005
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
Dec 20, 2005
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-210.
Oct 20, 2005
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
May 12, 2005
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-1091.
Apr 28, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Apr 28, 2005
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Prepackaged News Story Announcement Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require that any prepackaged news story produced by or on behalf of a federal agency and intended for broadcast over the air or distribution by a multichannel video programming distributor within the United States contain a clear notification that it was prepared or funded by the "United States Government."
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.
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