HRES 500 · 108th Congress 2003–2005, ended

Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Communications Commission should vigorously enforce indecency and profanity laws pursuant to the intent of Congress in order to protect children in the United States from indecent and profane programming on broadcast television and radio.

Introduced Jan 21, 2004 Originated House Sponsor Charles W. "Chip" Pickering R-MS

Fact sheet

Latest action · Feb 3, 2004 Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJan 21, 2004
  2. Agreed to in HouseNot reached

Summary

Resolves that the Federal Communications Commission should: (1) reverse its Enforcement Bureau's decision of In the Matter of Complaints Against Various Broadcast Licensees Regarding the Airing of the "Golden Globe Awards" of October 3, 2003, which found that no violation of the decency laws or regulations had occurred as a result of the airing of indecent language during the televised broadcast of the Golden Globe Awards; (2) return to vigorously enforcing the indecency and profanity statute pursuant to its declaratory order of In the Matter of a Citizen's Complaint Against Pacifica Foundation StationWBAI, which was affirmed by the U.S. Supreme Court; (3) make every reasonable and lawful effort to protect children from indecent and profane programming; (4) resolve expeditiously all indecency and profanity complaints and consider reviewing such complaints at the full Commission level; (5) aggressively investigate and enforce all indecency and profanity allegations; and (6) reassert its responsibility as defender of the public interest with respect to profane and indecent utterances in broadcast media.

Cosponsors 30

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 21, 2004 to Feb 24, 2004, with 11 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
R-WYBarbara CubinOriginalJan 21, 2004
R-KYEd WhitfieldOriginalJan 21, 2004
R-OKErnest J. Istook Jr.OriginalJan 21, 2004
R-NMHeather WilsonOriginalJan 21, 2004
R-VAJo Ann DavisOriginalJan 21, 2004
R-OKJohn SullivanOriginalJan 21, 2004
R-PAJoseph R. PittsOriginalJan 21, 2004
R-NELee TerryOriginalJan 21, 2004
R-CAMary BonoOriginalJan 21, 2004
R-TXMichael C. BurgessOriginalJan 21, 2004
R-MOW. Todd AkinOriginalJan 21, 2004
R-FLJeff MillerJan 23, 2004
R-TXJoe BartonJan 23, 2004
R-INMark E. SouderJan 23, 2004
R-UTRob BishopJan 23, 2004
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Actions 3

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  1. Feb 3, 2004Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
  2. Jan 21, 2004Introduced in House
  3. Jan 21, 2004Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

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  1. Jan 21, 2004Introduced in House

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