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H.R.1005: Children's Protection from Violent Programming Act
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 107th Congress
- This bill is primarily about congress
- Introduced March 13, 2001
- Latest Major Action March 20, 2001
- See the one similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
12 (9 Democrats, 4 Republicans)
Bill Summary
Children's Protection From Violent Programming Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to assess the effectiveness of measures to require television broadcasters and multichannel video programming distributors to rate and encode programming that could be blocked by parents by use of a V-chip. Authorizes the FCC, if it finds such measures ineffective, to prohibit the distribution of violent video programming during hours when...
(Source: Library of Congress)
Bill Actions
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
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Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
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| March 13, 2001 |
Introduced in the House by Ronnie Shows (D-Miss.) |