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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12/5/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act - Amends the Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 to require the Federal Communicat

Official Summary

12/5/2007--Reported to Senate without amendment. (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act - Amends the Public Telecommunications Act of 1992 to require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), in applying regulations prohibiting the broadcasting of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may constitute indecent programming.


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04/12/08
Profanity on airwaves not a "right"

... Congress must renew its commitment to protecting children from indecent material on the public airwaves by immediately bringing S.1780 to a vote. ...

Source: Sun-Sentinel.com, FL
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12/13/07
Fleeting-Profanities Bill Unlikely to See Senate Floor Vote

The bill, the Protecting Children from Indecency Programming Act (S. 1780), was introduced by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (DW. Va.) after a Federal Appeals Court ...

Source: Broadcasting & Cable, NY
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12/13/07
Fleeting-Profanities Bill Unlikely to See Senate Floor Vote

The bill, the Protecting Children from Indecency Programming Act (S. 1780), was introduced by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (DW. Va.) after a Federal Appeals Court ...

Source: Broadcasting & Cable, NY
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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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