S 2847 111th Congress Senate

CALM Act

Official title: A bill to regulate the volume of audio on commercials.

Introduced: December 16, 2009 Introduced by: Whitehouse, Sheldon Democratic · Rhode Island 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 26 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Dec 15, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-311.

Dec 15, 2010

Signed by President.

Dec 3, 2010

Presented to President.

Dec 2, 2010

Cleared for White House.

Dec 2, 2010

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

Dec 2, 2010

On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 11/30/2010 H7720)

Dec 2, 2010

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 11/30/2010 H7720)

Dec 2, 2010

Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7899)

Nov 30, 2010

DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 2847.

Nov 30, 2010

Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7720-7721)

Nov 30, 2010

Ms. Eshoo moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.

Nov 30, 2010

At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Terry objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was withdrawn.

Nov 15, 2010

Held at the desk.

Nov 15, 2010

Received in the House.

Sep 30, 2010

Message on Senate action sent to the House.

Sep 29, 2010

Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 29, 2010

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 29, 2010

The committee substitute as amended agreed to by Unanimous Consent.

Sep 29, 2010

Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S7763-7764; text of measure as reported in Senate: CR S7763-7764)

Sep 29, 2010

By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-340.

Sep 28, 2010

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 625.

Sep 28, 2010

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.

Jun 9, 2010

Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Dec 8, 2009

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

Dec 8, 2009

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12710-12711)

Dec 8, 2009

Introduced in Senate

Amendments to this bill 1

Amendments propose changes to this bill. Members vote on amendments separately before the final bill vote. An agreed amendment becomes part of the bill; a failed amendment does not.

1 agreed to

Amendment	Sponsor	Purpose	Status	Latest action
SAMDT 4,687	Whitehouse, Sheldon	To deem operators and distributors who maintain equipment and software in compliance with the FCC regulations…	Agreed to	Sep 29, 2010

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Latest action December 15, 2010

Became Public Law No: 111-311.

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was passed by the Senate on September 29, 2010. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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

Deems a broadcast television operator, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor that installs, utilizes, and maintains in a commercially reasonable manner the equipment and associated software in compliance with the regulations issued by the FCC in accordance with this Act to be in compliance with such regulations.

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