S 341 · 107th Congress 2001–2003, ended

Children's Protection from Violent Programming Act

Introduced Feb 15, 2001 Originated Senate Sponsor Ernest F. Hollings D-SC

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 15, 2001 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Progress

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IntroducedFeb 15, 2001
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

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 children are reasonably likely to comprise a substantial portion of the audience.

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to make it unlawful for any person to distribute to the public any violent video programming not blockable by electronic means specifically on the basis of its violent content. Provides for exemptions for: (1) programming (including news programs and sporting events) the distribution of which does not conflict with the objective of protecting children from the negative influences of violent video programming; and (2) premium and pay-per-view direct-to-home satellite programming.

Directs the FCC to impose a forfeiture penalty for violations and to revoke a broadcasting or distribution license of a repeat violator.

Requires the FCC to study and report to specified committees on the marketing to children of violent content by the motion picture, music recording, and computer and video game industries.

Cosponsors 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Feb 15, 2001.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-ND	Byron L. Dorgan	Original	Feb 15, 2001
D-HI	Daniel K. Inouye	Original	Feb 15, 2001
D-WI	Herb Kohl	Original	Feb 15, 2001
R-TX	Kay Bailey Hutchison	Original	Feb 15, 2001
R-AK	Ted Stevens	Original	Feb 15, 2001

Actions 3

Everything that happened, newest first.

Feb 15, 2001Introduced in Senate
Feb 15, 2001Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 15, 2001Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1466-1469)

Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 1005	Children's Protection from Violent Programming Act	Identical bill	Mar 20, 2001

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