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HR 3559 110th Congress House

Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act

Official title: To require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent.

Introduced: September 18, 2007 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedureFamiliesFederal Communications CommissionGovernment Operations and Politics
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Sep 18, 2007
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Sep 18, 2007
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Sep 18, 2007
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 18, 2007

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act - Amends the Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in applying regulations prohibiting the broadcasting of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may constitute indecent programming.

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  • S 1780 Identical bill Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act
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Blackburn, Marsha
Tennessee · Sep 27, 2007
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