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S 1780 110th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Families Federal Communications Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Law Television and children Television programs

Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act

Introduced: July 12, 2007 See on congress.gov
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Dec 5, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521.
Dec 5, 2007
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye without amendment. With written report No. 110-236.
Jul 19, 2007
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Jul 12, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jul 12, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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.

What's happening now December 5, 2007

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3559 Identical bill Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Wicker, Roger F.
Mississippi · Apr 17, 2008
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1780: Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act. 110th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1780/
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"S. 1780: Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act." 110th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/110-S-1780/.
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