HR 1084 111th Congress House

CALM Act

Official title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany.

Introduced: June 18, 2009 See on congress.gov

Science, Technology, Communications Administrative law and regulatory proceduresBroadcasting, cable, digital technologiesFederal Communications Commission (FCC)Internet and video services

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Internet, web applications, social mediaMarketing and advertisingNoise pollutionTelevision and film

Everywhere this bill has been 17 steps

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Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 16, 2009

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Dec 15, 2009

Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

Dec 15, 2009

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H14907-14908)

Dec 15, 2009

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H14907-14908)

Dec 15, 2009

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1084.

Dec 15, 2009

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H14907-14910)

Dec 15, 2009

Mr. Boucher moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.

Dec 14, 2009

Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 219.

Dec 14, 2009

Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-374.

Nov 19, 2009

Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.

Nov 19, 2009

Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Oct 8, 2009

Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .

Oct 8, 2009

Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

Jun 11, 2009

Subcommittee Hearings Held.

Feb 23, 2009

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet.

Feb 13, 2009

Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Feb 13, 2009

Introduced in House

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Latest action December 16, 2009

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act or the CALM Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe a regulation that is limited to incorporating by reference, and making mandatory, the Recommended Practice: Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital Television approved by the Advanced Television Systems Committee, so far as the recommended practice concerns the transmission of commercial advertisements by a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor.

Allows the FCC to waive the regulation if obtaining the equipment to comply would result in financial hardship.

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