H.RES.482: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with respect to the October 3, 2003, order released by the Federal Communications Commission's Enforcement Bureau in response to complaints regarding the broadcast of program material that contained ind

About This Bill

  • This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress
  • This bill is primarily about law
  • Introduced Dec. 8, 2003
  • Latest Major Action Dec. 17, 2003

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Bill Summary

Resolves that: (1) the House of Representatives (House) does not support the lowering of standards or the weakening of the rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) prohibiting obscene and indecent broadcasts to allow network or other communications to use language that is indecent or vulgar; (2) the FCC has a responsibility to utilize its enforcement authority to maintain those rules; and (3) the House will not allow the FCC to...

(Source: Library of Congress)

Bill Actions

Date Description
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Dec. 8, 2003

Introduced in the House by Phil Gingrey (R-Ga.)

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