S.1780 - Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act

A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. view all titles (3)

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  • Short: Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act as reported to senate.
  • Short: Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act as introduced.
  • Official: A bill to require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. as introduced.

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09/12/11
S.1538: A bill to provide for a time-out on certain ... - OpenCongress

The other NHF battles include opposing S.1780, S.1538, H.R. 207 and H.R. 3377 (considered the Son of Durbin bill). We are also supporting health-promoting legislation such as the Access To Medical Treatment Act and a . ...

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09/27/10
S.3875: Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act - U.S. Congress ...

The Reserve Officer: Veteran status bill fails in the Senate. In support of the issue the senator introduced S.1780 and S.3875 which were cosponsored by Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison (R-Texas) , Olympia Snowe (R-Maine), Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa), and Ron Wyden

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10/13/09
S.1780: Honor America's Guard-Reserve Retirees Act - U.S. Congress ...

The other NHF battles include opposing S.1780, S.1538, HR 207 and HR 3377 (considered the Son of Durbin bill). We are also supporting health-promoting legislation such as the Access To Medical Treatment Act and a repeal of the Kefauver . .... OpenCongress

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07/28/09
H.R.3377: Disaster Response, Recovery, and Mitigation Enhancement ...

The other NHF battles include opposing S.1780, S.1538, HR 207 and HR 3377 (considered the Son of Durbin bill). We are also supporting health-promoting legislation such as the Access To Medical Treatment Act and a repeal of the Kefauver . .... OpenCongress

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09/30/08
Verbot der Beschneidung bei Juden und Muslimen!?

August 2008, S. 1780). Noch expliziter äußert sich Professor Günter Jerouschek dazu: „Im Geltungsbereich des Grundgesetzes aber wiegen die Menschenwürde und das Recht auf körperliche Unversehrtheit schwerer als das Recht der Eltern, ...

Source: jurblog.de
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09/28/08
Fasten im Ramadan und Mobilmachung gegen die religiöse Beschneidung

August 2008, S. 1780). Eine detaillierte Beschreibung des Vorgangs kann man auf islam-europe.org nachlesen. Ich wundere miich besonders, dass solch eine Initiative von den Seiten des Ärzteblattes gestartet werden. ...

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09/16/08
It’s past time to clean up television programming

Contact your Senators and Representatives in Congress and urge them to support S. 1780 — the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming bill. This law would give the FCC the power to enforce decency regulations – and would force the ...

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09/05/08
Description and Analysis of S. 1780 (”Retirement Protection Act of ...

Description and Analysis of S. 1780 (”Retirement Protection Act of 1993″): Scheduled for a Hearing Before the Senate Committee on Finance on June 15,

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08/27/08
Pick up the phone!

Call your senator and let them know that you support the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act (S. 1780) and urge them to have Senator Harry Reid schedule a vote for the act. I'm sure there are many other things vying for ...

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08/25/08
News From Around The Blogosphere 8.25.08

We do have a counter attack but the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act (S. 1780) is currently stalled in the US Senate. The Act (S. 1780) would reaffirm Congress’ support for vigorous enforcement of the existing broadcast ...

Source: Skepacabra
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08/24/08
# 1240 - Pray On This....

This Act ( S. 1780) reaffirms Congress' support for vigorous enforcement of the existing broadcast decency laws and the importance of protecting the public airwaves from indecent content. August 23, 2008 ...

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08/24/08
Tremble in Fear Before S. 1780

Anyways - the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act (S. 1780) is currently in the US Senate, but luckily, it’s being stalled. The cause for the Action Alert is the fact that the major television networks (NBC, CBS, ABC, ...

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08/24/08
Indecency legislation stalled in US Senate

This Act ( S. 1780) reaffirms Congress' support for vigorous enforcement of the existing broadcast decency laws and the importance of protecting the public airwaves from indecent content. Did you know that the four major television ...

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08/22/08
We Need Your Help to Protect Children from Indecent Programming

Please take a moment to call your Senators and demand immediate action on S. 1780 (Protecting Children From Indecent Programming Act) to reaffirm Congress' support for vigorous enforcement of the existing broadcast decency laws and the ...

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08/21/08
Indecent!

We do have a counter attack but the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act (S. 1780) is currently stalled in the US Senate. The Act (S. 1780) would reaffirm Congress' support for vigorous enforcement of the existing broadcast ...

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08/19/08
Take Action: Indecency Legislation Stalled in US Senate

In order to ensure the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ability to fine broadcasters over "fleeting" instances of profanity or nudity, the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act (S. 1780) needs to be voted on by the ...

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08/17/08
CitizenLink: Take Action: Indecency Legislation Stalled in U.S. Senate

In order to ensure the Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) ability to fine broadcasters over "fleeting" instances of profanity or nudity, the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act (S. 1780) needs to be voted on by the ...

Source: CitizenLink
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08/12/08
Retirement Protection Act of 1993: Hearing before the Committee on ...

Retirement Protection Act of 1993: Hearing before the Committee on Finance, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, second session, on S. 1780, June 15, 1994 (S. hrg)

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08/07/08
McPain supports Censorship

John McPain is a cosponsor of a bill (S.1780) introduced in the Senate last year that would give the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) the authority to criminalize the broadcast on public radio or tv of any single word or image ...

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08/06/08
CBS/Big Brother Fall Under Fire For “Language Indecency ...

We also call on Congress to swiftly vote on and pass S. 1780, the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act which would clarify that even a single instance of obscene language may be indecent. As the Supreme Court prepares to ...

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07/29/08
Help Enforce Broadcast Decency

Rockefeller IV (D-WV) and urge him to do everything in his power to have Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) bring the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act (S. 1780) to the Senate floor immediately. Sen. John D. ...

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07/29/08
Janet Jackson’s Super Bowl Nudity Goes Without Penalty

Liberty Counsel asks all concerned citizens to contact Senator Harry Reid and their own senators and urge them to bring S. 1780 to the floor and pass this legislation that will fix the problem of these indecent images. ...

Source: Early Today
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07/27/08
PTC Condemns Court Decision Overturning Super Bowl Striptease ...

“In light of this decision, Congress must immediately vote on S.1780 (Protecting Children From Indecent Programming Act) to reaffirm its support for protecting the public airwaves from indecent content. Without passage of this critical ...

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07/27/08
Augusta Chronicle editorial board are full of fascists

I know who really are the proponents of big government. The proponents of big government are the exact same ones who always talk about being for less government. As for S.1780, it should be resoundfully defeated 100-0.

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07/23/08
PTC Alert

Please take a moment to call your Senators and Senator Harry Reid and demand immediate action on S. 1780 (Protecting Children From Indecent Programming Act) to reaffirm Congress’ support for vigorous enforcement of the existing ...

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07/21/08
Court throws out fine for indecent ‘wardrobe malfunction’

One year ago, a Senate committee approved S. 1780, the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act, which would require the FCC to “maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent. ...

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07/21/08
Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act

On July 12, 2008 the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act ( Bill # S.1780) was introduced into the Senate. The American Family Association website says the Act will: Amend the Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 to ...

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07/20/08
causa nostrae laetitiae: Indecency wins; again!

Senator John Rockefeller has introduced the "Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act" (S. 1780) which will inherently stop abuse from activist judges and allow the FCC to fine stations for airing even a single word or image of ...

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07/20/08
CitizenLink: Court Tosses Indecency Fine for ‘Wardrobe Malfunction’

The Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act (S. 1780) would allow the FCC to fine broadcasters over "fleeting" instances of profanity or nudity. TAKE ACTION Call your senators and ask them to urge Sen. ...

Source: CitizenLink
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04/04/08
Norman Horowitz: Thank God, (However You Worship Him), That There ...

The bill, the Protecting Children from Indecency Programming Act (S. 1780), was introduced by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) after a Federal Appeals Court found that the FCC had not justified its decision to crack down on fleeting ...

Source: The Blog
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