S 3156
110th Congress
Senate
Science, Technology, Communications
Administrative procedure
Federal Communications Commission
Government Operations and Politics
Independent regulatory commissions
Law
Noise
Television advertising
Television programs
Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act
Introduced: June 18, 2008
Introduced by:
Wicker, Roger F.
Republican
· Mississippi
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 18, 2008
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Jun 18, 2008
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe a regulation prohibiting advertisements accompanying video programming from: (1) being excessively noisy or strident; (2) having modulation levels substantially higher than the accompanying program; and (3) having an average maximum loudness substantially higher than that of the accompanying program.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Committees of jurisdiction
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