S 3154 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act

Introduced Jun 18, 2008 Originated Senate Sponsor Charles E. Schumer D-NY

Fact sheet

Latest action · Jun 18, 2008 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Progress

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  1. IntroducedJun 18, 2008
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe a regulation prohibiting advertisements accompanying video programming from: (1) being excessively noisy or strident; (2) having modulation levels substantially higher than the accompanying program; and (3) having an average maximum loudness substantially higher than that of the accompanying program.

Cosponsors

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No cosponsors are on file for this measure.

Actions 2

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  1. Jun 18, 2008Introduced in Senate
  2. Jun 18, 2008Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

Related bills 2

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

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
S 3156Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation ActIdentical billJun 18, 2008
HR 6209Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation ActIdentical billJun 9, 2008

Subjects

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  1. Jun 18, 2008Introduced in Senate

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