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  <title>Open Congress : Blog Articles for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act</title>
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  <updated>2011-03-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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    <title>H.R.1084: To repeal the exemption for hydraulic fracturing in the ...</title>
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Or, if you know of a news article about this bill to display here, email us the web address of this page and the web address of your suggested news article: Our editorial team will post relevant links as quickly as possible. Thanks for helping to build pub&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/112-h1084/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Consideration for Cooperstown</title>
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      <name>Obama's Enemies List: A Growing List of... </name>
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Yet Whitaker&amp;#39;s career offensive totals (.276 AVG, 244 HR, 1084) are in line with current Hall of Fame second basemen Joe Morgan and Ryne Sandberg and they are also comparable to soon-to-be Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar&amp;#39;s numbers . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.obamashitlist.com/2011/01/04/consideration-for-cooperstown/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The American Spectator : Consideration for Cooperstown</title>
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Yet Whitaker&amp;#39;s career offensive totals (.276 AVG, 244 HR, 1084) are in line with current Hall of Fame second basemen Joe Morgan and Ryne Sandberg and they are also comparable to soon-to-be Hall of Famer Roberto Alomar&amp;#39;s numbers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://spectator.org/archives/2011/01/04/consideration-for-cooperstown&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Obama signs bill to squelch volume of loud commercials &#171; Reed&amp;#39;s ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-15:/commentary/10117167</id>
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Lawmakers who sponsored the bill, H.R. 1084, said they were reacting to their constituents&amp;#39; complaints about abrasively loud television commercials &#8212; and their own experiences. The FCC has been receiving complaints since the 1960s about ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reedsmassmedia.wordpress.com/2010/12/16/347/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal &#8220;there oughta be a law&#8221; insanity&#8230; Congress passes critical ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.floppingaces.net/2010/12/16/federal-there-oughta-be-a-law-insanity-congress-passes-critical-legislation-regulating-uh-tv-commercial-volume/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=federal-there-oughta-be-a-law-insanity-congress-passes-critical-legislation-regulating-uh-tv-commercial-volume" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2010-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Enter HR 1084, a bill introduced by Dem Representative Anna Eschoo of California in February 2009. If such a bill weren&amp;#39;t embarrassing enough subject matter for the nation&amp;#39;s federal government to address, she got 90 of her Democrat ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.floppingaces.net/2010/12/16/federal-there-oughta-be-a-law-insanity-congress-passes-critical-legislation-regulating-uh-tv-commercial-volume/?utm_source=rss&amp;amp;utm_medium=rss&amp;amp;utm_campaign=federal-there-oughta-be-a-law-insanity-congress-passes-critical-legislation-regulating-uh-tv-commercial-volume&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Democrats Invade Our Homes</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-12:/commentary/10084876</id>
    <updated>2010-12-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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HR 1084: CALM Act of the 111th Congress Representative Anna Eshoo (D-CA). This week the Senate threw in support and passed the CALM Act introduced by House Rep Anna Eshoo (D-CA) and supported by ninety other sponsors that included a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://reviews-on-everything.com/2010/12/13/democrats-invade-our-homes/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal meddling our own fault | montgomeryadvertiser.com ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-07T19:00:00Z</updated>
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If proof is needed that our government representation in Washington is still content to fiddle while Rome burns, one has to look no further than HR 1084.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.montgomeryadvertiser.com/article/20101210/OPINION02/12090348/Federal-meddling-our-own-fault&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Listen up! Congress curbs loud TV ads - NashuaTelegraph.com</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-05T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill (H.R. 1084) was the brainchild of U.S. Rep. Anna Eshoo, a California Democrat who experienced firsthand what it was like to deal with these ear-piercing commercials while watching television in her home with her ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/opinioneditorials/901631-263/listen-up-congress-curbs-loud-tv-ads.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HULA Media Exchange Announces Loudness Control as Standard ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-03T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill passed a House vote in December, 2009 and a Senate vote (H.R. 1084) on September 29, Moreover Technologies &#8211; Search results for&#8230; television &#8211; 30 of 17712 returned &amp;middot; Share. Posted in TV News. Tagged with advertising, Announces, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bobfartall.com/blog/hula-media-exchange-announces-loudness-control-as-standard-component-of-its-video-advertising-distribution-process/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Is the Government to involved with the private sector and advertising?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-12-02:/commentary/10084877</id>
    <updated>2010-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Bill was originally HR 6209, which is not HR 1084. Also know &amp;quot;Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act&amp;quot; as if you are seeking more information about this bill you can go to http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:HR1084:&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://adgirl87.blogspot.com/2010/12/is-goverment-to-involove-with-private.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>One Small Step Towards CALMing Corporate Brainwashing</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>NEWS JUNKIE POST </name>
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The House version (HR1084) show that was based on the Senate-passed version was sponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo [D-CA14] and had 90 cosponsors (1 of which was a Republican, Sue Myrick [R-NC9]). The CALM Act will now head to President Obama ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://newsjunkiepost.com/2010/12/03/one-small-step-towards-calming-corporate-brainwashing/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>International Entertainment News: HULA Media Exchange Announces ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The bill passed a House vote in December, 2009 and a Senate vote (H.R. 1084) on September 29, 2010. A &amp;quot;compliance&amp;quot; amendment tacked on by the Senate but not appearing in the House version means a slightly longer delay working out the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://internationalentertainmentnews.blogspot.com/2010/12/hula-media-exchange-announces-loudness.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Other World: non-HOF Profile Derby #17: Lou Whitaker</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-11-30:/commentary/9925685</id>
    <updated>2010-11-30T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Final Numbers:: .276/.363/.426 (116 OPS+) with 1386 R, 420 2B, 244 HR, 1084 RBI and 1197:1099 BB:K Why He Should be Remembered:: Steadiness as a good-to-great player is easily forgotten when it comes to HOF voting. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dansotherworld.blogspot.com/2010/12/non-hof-profile-derby-17-lou-whitaker.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Finally. - eddycameron&amp;#39;s posterous</title>
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H.R. 1084: CALM Act. 111 th Congress. 2009-2010. To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://eddycameron.posterous.com/finally&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Netywork.Requirements.To.Broadcast.Presidential.Speeches.On.Tv ...</title>
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Senate Committee Hits The Mute Button : CommLawBlog; Testiony of David Donovan at Hearing on HR 1084, HR 1147, and ... public broadcast nationally network television presidential debates took hiatus douglas format make series campaign ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://kylesblog.afinerfansite.com/netywork-requirements-to-broadcast-presidential-speeches-on-tv-in-house-tv-broadcast-broadcast.tv-commercial-mute/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Senate Passes CALM Act (S.2847) : CommLawBlog</title>
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Since our last report, the Senate version of the bill (the House side&amp;#39;s version is dubbed H.R. 1084) was amended ever so slightly and, as amended, given the overwhelming Senatorial thumbs up. The amendment, tacked on at the last minute, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.commlawblog.com/2010/10/articles/broadcast/senate-passes-calm-act-s2847/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Dot Calm&amp;#39;s Page of Truth &amp;amp; Sedition: 372 Bills That Have Been ...</title>
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82) H.R. 1084, CALM Act 83) H.R. 1088, Mandatory Veteran Specialist Training Act 84) H.R. 1089, Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act 85) H.R. 1107, Relating to certain public contracts 86) H.R. 1110, PHONE Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://dotcalmspage.blogspot.com/2010/10/372-bills-that-have-been-passed-by.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ouch, my ears!</title>
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    <updated>2010-09-30T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The CALM act (HR 1084 &amp;amp;&amp;amp; S 2847) will ensure that all of our sensitive ears will not be damaged or offended by that most serious of monsters that lurk in the night &#8211; loud commercials. Please Mr. Obama, I urge you to sign this bill as ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forgottenmanblog.blogspot.com/2010/10/ouch-my-ears.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Turns Down the Volume</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-09-29:/commentary/9266174</id>
    <updated>2010-09-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The House bill (HR 1084) passed on a voice vote. We hope CSPAN kept the volume down. More: &#8220;US Acts to Quiet Blaring TV Ads. Welcome to the 1960s,&#8221; John C Abell, Wired. Image by Mike Licht. Download a copy here. Creative Commons license ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://notionscapital.wordpress.com/2010/10/01/congress-turns-down-the-volume/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R. 1084 [110th]: Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian ...</title>
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14 Feb 2007 &lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govtrack.us/congress/bill.xpd?bill=h110-1084&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Do You Support HR 1084 (of the 111th Congress of the US)?</title>
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One Response to &#8220;Do You Support HR 1084 (of the 111th Congress of the US)?&#8221; wizjp on September 6th, 2010 11:28 am ??????? ????. ? ? ?????? ????? ? ?????,?? ? ? ??-?????? ???????? ? ? ??????? ? ? ???????? Leave a Reply. Name (required) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://consumerinfoon.co.cc/do-you-support-hr-1084-of-the-111th-congress-of-the-us/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Next Meeting | Chapter 67 News</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-08-07:/commentary/8921593</id>
    <updated>2010-08-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Now we face the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (the CALM Act. H.R. 1084). Junger Audio &#8220;Level Magic&#8221; combines an AGC, Limiter, Brick Wall and more, and it is completely scalable and leaves no artifacts, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://chapter67.info/?p=9&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>():</title>
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    <updated>2010-06-11T20:00:00Z</updated>
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industry adopt standards that would decrease loudness, H.R. 1084, introduced by California Representative Anna Eshoo, passed out of the. House of Representatives on December 15, 2009; and. WHEREAS, H.R. 1084, the Commercial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aroundthecapitol.com/billtrack/Bills/AJR_43/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hulu to Keep the Flash Dance Going</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-05-13:/commentary/8312183</id>
    <updated>2010-05-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill in December, H.R. 1084, to address this issue. Other new features include closed captioning display, seek preview, and a &amp;quot;heat map&amp;quot; that lets viewers home in on segments of a program that ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.technewsworld.com/rsstory/70003.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act?</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-04-26:/commentary/8203316</id>
    <updated>2010-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Has anyone got an idea exactly what has happened with this bill? You may have heard something about it, it&amp;#39;s to regulate the volume of commercials to be no louder in volume than the program that the commercial accompanies.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.highdefjunkies.com/showthread.php?6152-H.R.1084-Commercial-Advertisement-Loudness-Mitigation-Act&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wohler President and CEO Carl Dempsey to Address Loudness ...</title>
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    <updated>2010-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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&#8220;The noise over loudness has grown to a fever pitch in the United States with the introduction of bill H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation, or CALM, which would direct FCC regulation of audio volume in television ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/briefingroom/2010/03/30/wohler-president-and-ceo-carl-dempsey-to-address-loudness-monitoring-and-control-at-2010-nab-show-bec-tutorial-session/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Wohler President and CEO Carl Dempsey to Address Loudness ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.digitalcontentproducer.com/briefingroom/2010/03/30/wohler-president-and-ceo-carl-dempsey-to-address-loudness-monitoring-and-control-at-2010-nab-show-bec-tutorial-session/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-29:/commentary/7988077</id>
    <updated>2010-03-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Briefing Room </name>
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&#8220;The noise over loudness has grown to a fever pitch in the United States with the introduction of bill H.R. 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation, or CALM, which would direct FCC regulation of audio volume in television ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.digitalcontentproducer.com/briefingroom/2010/03/30/wohler-president-and-ceo-carl-dempsey-to-address-loudness-monitoring-and-control-at-2010-nab-show-bec-tutorial-session/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LINEAR ACOUSTIC SPONSORS BROADCAST ENGINEERING WEBINAR:&#8220;DIGITAL TV ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.mixonline.com/briefingroom/2010/03/11/linear-acoustic-sponsors-broadcast-engineering-webinar%E2%80%9Cdigital-tv-loudness-and-atsc-practices%E2%80%9D/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7888840</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BriefingRoom on MixOnline </name>
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It will also review the Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act legislation (H.R.1084 and S.2847), passed by the U.S. House and pending in the Senate, its potential impact on broadcasters and multichannel video program ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.mixonline.com/briefingroom/2010/03/11/linear-acoustic-sponsors-broadcast-engineering-webinar%E2%80%9Cdigital-tv-loudness-and-atsc-practices%E2%80%9D/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LINEAR ACOUSTIC SPONSORS BROADCAST ENGINEERING WEBINAR: &#8220;DIGITAL ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/briefingroom/2010/03/11/linear-acoustic-sponsors-broadcast-engineering-webinar-%E2%80%9Cdigital-tv-loudness-and-atsc-practices%E2%80%9D/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-03-10:/commentary/7829276</id>
    <updated>2010-03-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>BriefingRoom on Broadcast Engineering Magazine </name>
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    <content type="html">
It will also review the Commercial Advertising Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act legislation (H.R.1084 and S.2847), passed by the U.S. House and pending in the Senate, its potential impact on broadcasters and multichannel video program ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/briefingroom/2010/03/11/linear-acoustic-sponsors-broadcast-engineering-webinar-%E2%80%9Cdigital-tv-loudness-and-atsc-practices%E2%80%9D/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Crazy Fox Fringe Conspiracy Theories Debunked: The Republican ...</title>
    <link href="http://news.jonzu.com/z_uncategorized_crazy-fox-fringe-conspiracy-theories-debunked-the-republican-senate-is-not-blocking-legislation-from-passing.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-24:/commentary/7692985</id>
    <updated>2010-02-24T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>JonZu News </name>
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... Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act 83) HR 1065, White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act 84) HR 1080, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act 85) HR 1084, CALM Act 86) HR 1088, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://news.jonzu.com/z_uncategorized_crazy-fox-fringe-conspiracy-theories-debunked-the-republican-senate-is-not-blocking-legislation-from-passing.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>&amp;quot;http://thehill.com/homenews/senate/83057-290-bills&amp;quot;</title>
    <link href="http://thefearthatdefeatsanddreamsare.typepad.com/the-fear-that-defeats-and-dreams-are-one/2010/02/httpthehillcomhomenewssenate83057290bills.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-23:/commentary/8916100</id>
    <updated>2010-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>the fear that defeats and dreams are one </name>
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85) HR 1084, CALM Act 86) HR 1088, Mandatory Veteran Specialist Training Act 87) HR 1089, Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act 88) HR 1107, Relating to certain public contracts 89) HR 1110, PHONE Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://thefearthatdefeatsanddreamsare.typepad.com/the-fear-that-defeats-and-dreams-are-one/2010/02/httpthehillcomhomenewssenate83057290bills.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Mad Professah Lectures: There are 290 Bills Waiting On U.S. ...</title>
    <link href="http://buckmire.blogspot.com/2010/02/there-are-290-bills-waiting-on-us.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-23:/commentary/7671900</id>
    <updated>2010-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Mad Professah Lectures </name>
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85) H.R. 1084, CALM Act 86) H.R. 1088, Mandatory Veteran Specialist Training Act 87) H.R. 1089, Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act 88) H.R. 1107, Relating to certain public contracts 89) H.R. 1110, PHONE Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://buckmire.blogspot.com/2010/02/there-are-290-bills-waiting-on-us.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Tarantino</title>
    <link href="http://politicsdownanddirty.blogspot.com/2010/02/tarantino.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/8886526</id>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Politics - what I see and what I do not understand </name>
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85) HR 1084, CALM Act 86) HR 1088, Mandatory Veteran Specialist Training Act 87) HR 1089, Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act 88) HR 1107, Relating to certain public contracts 89) HR 1110, PHONE Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicsdownanddirty.blogspot.com/2010/02/tarantino.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Senate&amp;#39;s 290 problems | FP Passport</title>
    <link href="http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/02/23/the_senate_290" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-02-22:/commentary/7692984</id>
    <updated>2010-02-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>FP Passport </name>
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H.R. 1084: The CALM Act. 86. H.R. 1088: The Mandatory Veteran Specialist Training Act. 87. H.R. 1089: The Veterans Employment Rights Realignment Act. 88. H.R. 1107: Relating to certain public contracts. 89. H.R. 1110: The PHONE Act ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2010/02/23/the_senate_290&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Gordon Hopes Bill Will End Loud TV Ads | Cookeville Times ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ucdailynews.com/news/business/81880137.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-26:/commentary/7405633</id>
    <updated>2010-01-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WSBIAM - News - Business </name>
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According to Bart Gordon, the U.S. House of Representatives took an important step last month toward putting an end to blaring television advertisements by passing the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, H.R. 1084. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ucdailynews.com/news/business/81880137.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Linear Acoustic launches 2010 Hear Factor Tour</title>
    <link href="http://broadcastengineering.com/audio/linear-acousti-launches-hear-factor-0212/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-19:/commentary/7658656</id>
    <updated>2010-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Broadcast Engineering RSS Feed </name>
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The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM) legislation H.R.1084 and S.2847, passed by the House and pending in the Senate, directly references A/85, mandating the FCC to enforce the recommended practices. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://broadcastengineering.com/audio/linear-acousti-launches-hear-factor-0212/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Linear Acoustic Hits the Road To Educate Broadcasters on Loudness ...</title>
    <link href="http://sbe25indy.blogspot.com/2010/01/linear-acoustic-hits-road-to-educate.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-19:/commentary/7368601</id>
    <updated>2010-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Society of Broadcast Engineers Chapter... </name>
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The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM) legislation, HR1084 and S.2847 passed by the US House and pending in the Senate, directly references A/85, mandating the FCC to enforce the recommended practices. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sbe25indy.blogspot.com/2010/01/linear-acoustic-hits-road-to-educate.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SRS Sounding Off</title>
    <link href="http://soundingoff.srslabs.com/?p=1140" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-19:/commentary/7336597</id>
    <updated>2010-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SRS Labs Sounding Off </name>
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The CALM act, HR 1084, passed the House on a voice vote and an identical bill has been introduced in the Senate. This is the first attempt by the government to gain control of those blaring commercials that jar you out of your TV ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://soundingoff.srslabs.com/?p=1140&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Linear Acoustic Hits the Road to Educate Broadcasters on Loudness ...</title>
    <link href="http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2010/01/20/linear-acoustic-hits-the-road-to-educate-broadcasters-on-loudness-issues-solutions/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-19:/commentary/7326209</id>
    <updated>2010-01-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Sports Video Group </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM) legislation H.R.1084 and S.2847 passed by the U.S. House and pending in the Senate directly references A/85, mandating the FCC to enforce the recommended practices. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sportsvideo.org/main/blog/2010/01/20/linear-acoustic-hits-the-road-to-educate-broadcasters-on-loudness-issues-solutions/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1065: White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1065/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-18:/commentary/7742198</id>
    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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Chesapeake Bay Accountability and Recovery Act 83) HR 1065, White Mountain Apache Tribe Water Rights Quantification Act 84) HR 1080, Illegal, Unreported, and Unregulated Fishing Enforcement Act 85) HR 1084, CALM Act 86) HR 1088, . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1065/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Linear Acoustic Launches 2010 Hear Factor Tour | Studio Daily</title>
    <link href="http://www.studiodaily.com/main/news/f/companies/Linear-Acoustic-Launches-2010-Hear-Factor-Tour_11786.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-18:/commentary/7427388</id>
    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>News | Breaking news in Film and Television,... </name>
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The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM) legislation H.R.1084 and S.2847 passed by the U.S. House and pending in the Senate directly references A/85, mandating the FCC to enforce the recommended practices. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.studiodaily.com/main/news/f/companies/Linear-Acoustic-Launches-2010-Hear-Factor-Tour_11786.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Gordon Hopes Bill Will End Loud TV Ads | Cookeville Times ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ucdailynews.com/news/local/81880137.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-18:/commentary/7314236</id>
    <updated>2010-01-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WSBIAM - News - Local and Regional </name>
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According to Bart Gordon, the U.S. House of Representatives took an important step last month toward putting an end to blaring television advertisements by passing the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, H.R. 1084. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ucdailynews.com/news/local/81880137.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Response to the CALM Act (HR 1084) - Censorship!</title>
    <link href="http://www.paullazaga.org/content/response-calm-act-hr-1084-censorship" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-13:/commentary/7858456</id>
    <updated>2010-01-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Paul Lazaga for Congress </name>
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The CALM Act (Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation) drafted by Anna Eshoo, my presumed upcoming opponent, and passed last month highlight what she thinks if of high importance to the citizens of her district and country. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.paullazaga.org/content/response-calm-act-hr-1084-censorship&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Response to the CALM Act (H.R. 1084) - Censorship! | Paul Lazaga ...</title>
    <link href="http://paullazaga.org/content/response-calm-act-hr-1084-censorship" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-13:/commentary/7627754</id>
    <updated>2010-01-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Paul Lazaga for Congress </name>
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Response to the CALM Act (H.R. 1084) - Censorship! Thu, 01/14/2010 - 19:04 &#8212; paullaz. The CALM Act (Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation) drafted by Anna Eshoo, my presumed upcoming opponent, and passed last month highlight what ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://paullazaga.org/content/response-calm-act-hr-1084-censorship&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>It&amp;#39;s Still Too Damn Loud...But Not For Long - Weekend Pundit</title>
    <link href="http://weekendpundit.org/2010/01/its-still-too-damn-loudbut-not.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-10:/commentary/7228744</id>
    <updated>2010-01-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Weekend Pundit </name>
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In effect, that means that commercials will no longer be a lot louder than the TV shows the merchants are sponsoring, but only if the bill laying out these requirements, H.R 1084, actually passes in the House. If it passes we won&amp;#39;t have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://weekendpundit.org/2010/01/its-still-too-damn-loudbut-not.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Media by Choice Thanks Rep. Eshoo on Noisy TV Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1410" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-08:/commentary/7215951</id>
    <updated>2010-01-08T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Media by Choice </name>
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... is part and parcel with their practice of locating TV and other audio-video media in places where people can&amp;#39;t escape it,&#8221; Media by Choice says in its letter on HR 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1410&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Federal TV Noise Bill Clears Hurdle</title>
    <link href="http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1395" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/7210406</id>
    <updated>2010-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Media by Choice </name>
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The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, HR 1084, in the government&amp;#39;s official summary, &#8220;would require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mediabychoice.com/?p=1395&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress and Law: Peacekeeping/Stabilization and Conflict ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-06:/commentary/7188371</id>
    <updated>2010-01-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress and Law </name>
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Management Act, H.R. 1084 (110th Congress),52 if &#8220;employed in a manner consistent with the [President&amp;#39;s] Civilian Stabilization Initiative.&#8221; (The estimate is included in H.Rept. 110-537, 110th Congress.) Posted by - at 8:33 AM ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2010/01/peacekeepingstabilization-and-conflict_07.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress Tries to Tackle TV Loudness | Talkback</title>
    <link href="http://blog.radiomagonline.com/talkback/2010/01/03/congress-tries-to-tackle-tv-loudness/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-02:/commentary/7138728</id>
    <updated>2010-01-02T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Talkback </name>
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Perhaps you saw the news that Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA) has introduced a bill (HR 1084) to try to control the loudness of ads on TV. What a great idea. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.radiomagonline.com/talkback/2010/01/03/congress-tries-to-tackle-tv-loudness/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Congress and Law: Creating Civilian Reconstruction and ...</title>
    <link href="http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2010/01/creating-civilian-reconstruction-and.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2010-01-01:/commentary/7134439</id>
    <updated>2010-01-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress and Law </name>
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Act of 2008 (H.R. 1084) , and the incorporation of a version of that bill into the conference version of the FY2009 NDAA (S. 3001, P.L. 110-417). S/CRS Start-Up and Early Congressional Mandate S/CRS began operations in July 2004 on a ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://congressandlaw.blogspot.com/2010/01/creating-civilian-reconstruction-and.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Remain Calm</title>
    <link href="http://www.techmanagerhelper.biz/blog/2009/12/remain-calm/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-26:/commentary/7960453</id>
    <updated>2009-12-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Broadcast Paradox </name>
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The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act (HR 1084) was approved by the US House of Representatives Dec. 16th. The Act requires the FCC to adopt specific broadcast loudness standards within a year of enacting it. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.techmanagerhelper.biz/blog/2009/12/remain-calm/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CALMing down - North Adams Transcript</title>
    <link href="http://www.thetranscript.com/ci_14079659?source=most_emailed" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-26:/commentary/7188372</id>
    <updated>2009-12-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Transcript: Opinion </name>
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The House on a voice vote last week passed H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, or CALM Act, which would require the Federal Communications Commission to enact regulations to limit the loudness of television ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thetranscript.com/ci_14079659?source=most_emailed&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CALMing down - North Adams Transcript</title>
    <link href="http://www.thetranscript.com/editorials/ci_14079659" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-26:/commentary/7176581</id>
    <updated>2009-12-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Transcript: Opinion </name>
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The House on a voice vote last week passed H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, or CALM Act, which would require the Federal Communications Commission to enact regulations to limit the loudness of television ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thetranscript.com/editorials/ci_14079659&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CALMing down - North Adams Transcript</title>
    <link href="http://www.thetranscript.com/opinion/ci_14079659?source=rss" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-26:/commentary/7089335</id>
    <updated>2009-12-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Transcript: Opinion </name>
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The House on a voice vote last week passed H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, or CALM Act, which would require the Federal Communications Commission to enact regulations to limit the loudness of television ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.thetranscript.com/opinion/ci_14079659?source=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Emmaco News Update: US House Passes CALM Bill to Lower Television ...</title>
    <link href="http://emmaco.blogspot.com/2009/12/us-house-passes-calm-bill-to-lower.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-26:/commentary/7075380</id>
    <updated>2009-12-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Emmaco News Update </name>
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The U.S. House of Representatives, in a voice vote on the floor, has passed the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (HR 1084) and sent it to the Senate. The bill would require the FCC to create a loudness standard ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://emmaco.blogspot.com/2009/12/us-house-passes-calm-bill-to-lower.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Larry T. Doughty&amp;#39;s Thoughts BANGOR NEWS COLUMNIST HAS IT EXACTLY ...</title>
    <link href="http://ourstory.com/thread.html?t=456222" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-25:/commentary/7069880</id>
    <updated>2009-12-25T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Larry T. Doughty's Story </name>
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The editorial also informed us of the existence of HR 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation &#8212; or CALM &#8212; Act, which is making its way through the House of Representatives. The bill would effectively prohibit TV ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ourstory.com/thread.html?t=456222&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Bill Passes to End Loud TV Ads.</title>
    <link href="http://www.markertek.com/rss.asp#calm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-23:/commentary/7075384</id>
    <updated>2009-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Markertek News Channel </name>
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Blaring television advertisements took another step toward extinction this week when the US House of Representatives passed HR 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, by a voice vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.markertek.com/rss.asp#calm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Loud TV ads? You Betcha, says GOP and Blue Dogs</title>
    <link href="http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/12/24/818926/-Loud-TV-adsYou-Betcha,-says-GOP-and-Blue-Dogs" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-23:/commentary/7075381</id>
    <updated>2009-12-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily Kos </name>
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Headed to the Senate for a vote in 2010 is the CALM Act- Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act- HR 1084. This bill was proposed by a brave California congresswoman who was tired of being assaulted by obnoxiously loud TV ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/12/24/818926/-Loud-TV-adsYou-Betcha,-says-GOP-and-Blue-Dogs&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Road To The White House: Throwing My Support Behind H.R. 1084</title>
    <link href="http://seansimons4president.blogspot.com/2009/12/throwing-my-support-behind-hr-1084.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-22:/commentary/7038168</id>
    <updated>2009-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Road To The White House </name>
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H.R 1084 created by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo who serves California&amp;#39;s 14th district, has created a bill which will make commercials have no higher volume than the television program itself. Under this bill that has already passed the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seansimons4president.blogspot.com/2009/12/throwing-my-support-behind-hr-1084.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Pingree supports bill to end excessively loud TV ads ...</title>
    <link href="http://pingree.house.gov/2009/12/pingree-supports-bill-to-end-excessively-loud-tv-ads.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-22:/commentary/7038166</id>
    <updated>2009-12-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Chellie Pingree </name>
    </author>
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Blaring television advertisements took another step toward extinction today when the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act. The bill will prevent television ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://pingree.house.gov/2009/12/pingree-supports-bill-to-end-excessively-loud-tv-ads.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Turn down the volume, viewers say</title>
    <link href="http://watchlist.flatoday.net/2009/12/turn-down-volume-viewers-say.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/8353385</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Brevard Watchlist </name>
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The House approved HR 1084 on Dec. 15 and sent it to the Senate, where it&amp;#39;s already had a second reading. If it becomes law it would reduce the allowable volume spread between programming and commercials. You can track its progress by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://watchlist.flatoday.net/2009/12/turn-down-volume-viewers-say.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Loud Commercials a Turn-Off for Majority of TV Viewers</title>
    <link href="http://www.rismedia.com/2009-12-22/loud-commercials-a-turn-off-for-majority-of-tv-viewers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7188373</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RISMedia &#187; Today&amp;#39;s Home Spun Wisdom </name>
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The proposed law- HR 1084 in the House and S. 2847 in the Senate- requires broadcasters to follow the ATSC&amp;#39;s recommended practice and is expected to be approved by both chambers sometime this month. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rismedia.com/2009-12-22/loud-commercials-a-turn-off-for-majority-of-tv-viewers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>U.S. House votes for CALM</title>
    <link href="http://broadcastengineering.com/audio/archive/us-house-votes-for-calm-122209/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7089334</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Broadcast Engineering RSS Feed </name>
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HR 1084 mandating commercial loudness leveling passes in the House in a voice vote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://broadcastengineering.com/audio/archive/us-house-votes-for-calm-122209/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>US House votes for CALM</title>
    <link href="http://broadcastengineering.com/audio/archive/us-house-votes-for-calm-122209" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7075382</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Broadcast Engineering RSS Feed </name>
    </author>
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HR 1084 mandating commercial loudness leveling passes in the House in a voice vote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://broadcastengineering.com/audio/archive/us-house-votes-for-calm-122209&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>floridatoday.com | Brevard Watchlist | Florida Today&amp;#39;s Brevard ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.floridatoday.com/content/blogs/watchlist/2009/12/turn-down-volume-viewers-say.shtml" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7028775</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Brevard Watchlist </name>
    </author>
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The House approved H.R. 1084 on Dec. 15 and sent it to the Senate, where it&amp;#39;s already had a second reading. If it becomes law it would reduce the allowable volume spread between programming and commercials. You can track its progress by ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.floridatoday.com/content/blogs/watchlist/2009/12/turn-down-volume-viewers-say.shtml&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Loud Commercials a Turn-Off for Majority of TV Viewers | RISMedia</title>
    <link href="http://rismedia.com/2009-12-22/loud-commercials-a-turn-off-for-majority-of-tv-viewers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7028768</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>RISMedia </name>
    </author>
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The proposed law- H.R. 1084 in the House and S. 2847 in the Senate- requires broadcasters to follow the ATSC&amp;#39;s recommended practice and is expected to be approved by both chambers sometime this month. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rismedia.com/2009-12-22/loud-commercials-a-turn-off-for-majority-of-tv-viewers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>TV Bill Passed a Decade Too Late? | Small Screen Scoop</title>
    <link href="http://smallscreenscoop.com/tv-bill-passed-a-decade-too-late/33617/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-21:/commentary/7018297</id>
    <updated>2009-12-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Small Screen Scoop </name>
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According to MercuryNews.com, &#8220;Eshoo said she&amp;#39;s gotten more feedback on the bill, HR 1084, than on anything she&amp;#39;s worked on in two decades in Congress, with the possible exception of a measure to crack down on telemarketing. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://smallscreenscoop.com/tv-bill-passed-a-decade-too-late/33617/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>WashingtonWatch.com Digest &#8211; December 21, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2009/12/21/washingtonwatch-com-digest-december-21-2009/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-20:/commentary/7053419</id>
    <updated>2009-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The WashingtonWatch.com Blog </name>
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HR 1084 The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act Costs $0.01 per family. S. 1067 The Lord&amp;#39;s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of 2009 Costs $0.25 per family ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2009/12/21/washingtonwatch-com-digest-december-21-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Healthcare Reform: Give us a chance to Read the Bill</title>
    <link href="http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/healthcare-reform-give-us-a-chance-to-read-the-bill" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-20:/commentary/7018299</id>
    <updated>2009-12-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>DownsizeDC.org </name>
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Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act: H.R. 1084, amended, to require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.downsizedc.org/blog/healthcare-reform-give-us-a-chance-to-read-the-bill&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HDTV Magazine - HDTV Almanac - Almost Silent Night?</title>
    <link href="http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/columns/2009/12/hdtv_almanac_almost_silent_night.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-18:/commentary/6986188</id>
    <updated>2009-12-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HDTV Magazine </name>
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1084, the &#8220;Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act&#8220;, which is also known by its acronym, the &#8220;CALM Act&#8221;. (Washington sure does love a good acronym. And apparently they also love some ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/columns/2009/12/hdtv_almanac_almost_silent_night.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dec. 19 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Letters - SunHerald.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.sunherald.com/198/story/1819110.html?storylink=omni_popular" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/7062039</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SunHerald.com: Letters </name>
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As reported in the Sun Herald, the U.S. House, by a voice vote, approved HR 1084, which aims to lower the volume of TV ads so they are not louder than the actual TV programs. The Senate has introduced S. 2847 covering the same ground. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunherald.com/198/story/1819110.html?storylink=omni_popular&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Survey finds viewers annoyed by loud commercials</title>
    <link href="http://broadcastengineering.com/news/survey-finds-viewers-annoyed-loud-commercials-1218/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/7038169</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Broadcast Engineering RSS Feed </name>
    </author>
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The proposed law &#8212; H.R. 1084 in the House and S. 2847 in the Senate &#8212; requires broadcasters to follow the ATSC&amp;#39;s recommended practice and is expected to be approved by both chambers this month. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://broadcastengineering.com/news/survey-finds-viewers-annoyed-loud-commercials-1218/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SRS TruVolume: The CALM Act&amp;#39;s Missing Link</title>
    <link href="http://soundingoff.srslabs.com/?p=1048" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/7004511</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SRS Labs Sounding Off </name>
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The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act (HR 1084), which was introduced by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA), aims to establish FCC-enforceable universal volume level standards for US broadcast and cable companies. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://soundingoff.srslabs.com/?p=1048&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>US House of Representatives Passage of CALM Act Highlights Need ...</title>
    <link href="http://politicalpotluckblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/us-house-of-representatives-passage-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/7004510</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Political Potluck Blog </name>
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The CALM Act (HR 1084) confirms the need for a solution to volume fluctuation, which has afflicted TV-viewing for more than 5 decades. The act, which was introduced last year by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA), aims to establish ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://politicalpotluckblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/us-house-of-representatives-passage-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dec. 19 LETTERS TO THE EDITOR - Letters - SunHerald.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.sunherald.com/letters/story/1819110.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6986187</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SunHerald.com: Letters </name>
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As reported in the Sun Herald, the U.S. House, by a voice vote, approved HR 1084, which aims to lower the volume of TV ads so they are not louder than the actual TV programs. The Senate has introduced S. 2847 covering the same ground. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sunherald.com/letters/story/1819110.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Congress Drafts Bill To Turn Volume Down On TV Commercials - Mo2kT</title>
    <link href="http://www.mo2kt.co.cc/t71333.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6978502</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Mo2kT </name>
    </author>
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The House bill is H.R.1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. ___. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. FCC: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts...oundnoise.html. Good. I hate when I&amp;#39;m watching TV and some random commercial is all of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mo2kt.co.cc/t71333.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>HDTV Almanac &#187; Almost Silent Night?</title>
    <link href="http://hdtvprofessor.com/HDTVAlmanac/?p=1105" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6978500</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HDTV Almanac </name>
    </author>
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed HR 1084, the &#8220;Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act&#8220;, which is also known by its acronym, the &#8220;CALM Act&#8221;. (Washington sure does love a good acronym. And apparently they also love some ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hdtvprofessor.com/HDTVAlmanac/?p=1105&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>May Congress Regulate the Loudness of Television Commercials?</title>
    <link href="http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/akron_law_cafe/2009/12/may-congress-regulate-the-loudness-of-television-commercials/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6978495</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Akron Law Caf&#233; </name>
    </author>
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In the House it is bill number HR 1084, and in the Senate it is S. 2847. The bill is entitled &amp;quot;Commerical Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act&amp;quot; (or CALM Act). The operative portion of the proposed law states: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ohioverticals.com/blogs/akron_law_cafe/2009/12/may-congress-regulate-the-loudness-of-television-commercials/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Real Think Tank: House votes to turn down volume of noisy TV ads</title>
    <link href="http://www.realthinktank.com/2009/12/house-votes-to-turn-down-volume-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6978494</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Real Think Tank </name>
    </author>
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And some commercials may just seem noisy because they follow a quiet, intense scene. ___. The House bill is H.R.1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Copyright &#169; 2009 The Associated Press. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.realthinktank.com/2009/12/house-votes-to-turn-down-volume-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Just Another Mobile Phone Blog: U.S. House of Representatives ...</title>
    <link href="http://justamp.blogspot.com/2009/12/us-house-of-representatives-passage-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-17:/commentary/6978493</id>
    <updated>2009-12-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Just Another Mobile Phone Blog </name>
    </author>
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The C.A.L.M. Act (H.R. 1084) confirms the need for a solution to volume fluctuation, which has afflicted TV-viewing for more than 5 decades. The act, which was introduced last year by Congresswoman Anna Eshoo (D-CA), aims to establish ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://justamp.blogspot.com/2009/12/us-house-of-representatives-passage-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House Passes CALM Act on Loud TV Ads</title>
    <link href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/91996" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/7028774</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TV Technology </name>
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H.R. 1084 was introduced by by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif.). It collected 90 co-sponsors over the last few months, and Eshoo recently told the Los Angeles Times she had never &#8220;carried a bill which has been received with so much enthusiasm ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/91996&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CALM Act</title>
    <link href="http://rebeccamastey.com/politics/2009/calm-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/6978501</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Rebecca Mastey&amp;#39;s Blog </name>
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The CALM Act (HR 1084) makes the &#8220;Recommended Practice: Techniques for Establishing and Maintaining Audio Loudness for Digital Television&#8221; from the ATSC a mandatory practice. A few issues. According to the ATSC documents ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://rebeccamastey.com/politics/2009/calm-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>While Rome Burns&#8230;. &#171; Reboot The Republic</title>
    <link href="http://www.reboottherepublic.com/blog/nanny-state/while-rome-burns/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-16:/commentary/6961576</id>
    <updated>2009-12-16T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reboot The Republic </name>
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On December 15th, the House passed a bill to level off the spike in volume that often accompanies television commercials: H.R. 1084, otherwise known as Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act. The technical challenge of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reboottherepublic.com/blog/nanny-state/while-rome-burns/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Open thread 12/16 | WE Blog | Wichita Eagle Blogs</title>
    <link href="http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/12/open-thread-1216-2/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/9090786</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>WE Blog </name>
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Please join me in contacting my elected represenatatives and telling them to SUPPORT H. R. 1084. This is an issue repubublican politicians can never support, but secretly wish they were liberal enough to vote in favor of. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blogs.kansas.com/weblog/2009/12/open-thread-1216-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Forget Health Care, House Votes to Turn Down Loud Commercials</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.findlaw.com/~r/LegallyWeird/~3/VjVrJv1PrvQ/forget-health-care-house-votes-turn-down-loud-commercials.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/7858458</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Legally Weird </name>
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And go they will, under HR 1084, which the House of Representatives bill approved Tuesday by voice vote. Loud voice vote. After decades of FCC complaints about the incredibly high volume of commercials in comparison with TV programs, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.findlaw.com/~r/LegallyWeird/~3/VjVrJv1PrvQ/forget-health-care-house-votes-turn-down-loud-commercials.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Rulers Fear Loud Commercials Degrade Propaganda Delivery ...</title>
    <link href="http://fr33agents.ning.com/profiles/blogs/rulers-fear-loud-commercials" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/7123376</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Everyone's Blog Posts - FR33 Agents </name>
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___ The House bill is HR1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. Some Television Statistics http://www.csun.edu/science/health/docs/tv&amp;amp;health.html According to the AC Nielsen Co., the average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fr33agents.ning.com/profiles/blogs/rulers-fear-loud-commercials&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House votes to turn down volume of noisy TV ads - KCBA - Monterey ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kcba.com/Global/story.asp?S=11686567" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/7123375</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KCBA - News </name>
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The House bill is H.R.1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. ___. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kcba.com/Global/story.asp?S=11686567&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House passes Eshoo&amp;#39;s bill to turn down volume of noisy TV ads ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_14006254" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/7096250</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Television </name>
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Eshoo said she&amp;#39;s gotten more feedback on the bill, HR 1084, than on anything she&amp;#39;s worked on in two decades in Congress, with the possible exception of a measure to crack down on telemarketing. &amp;quot;I have never suggested that this solves ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.contracostatimes.com/nation-world/ci_14006254&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Rulers Fear Loud Commercials Degrade Propaganda Delivery Experience</title>
    <link href="http://fr33agents.ning.com/xn/detail/3426699:BlogPost:39070" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/7089336</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Everyone&amp;#39;s Blog Posts - FR33 Agents </name>
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The House bill is HR1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. Some Television Statistics http://www.csun.edu/science/health/docs/tv&amp;amp;health.html According to the AC Nielsen Co., the average American watches more than 4 hours of TV each day (or 28 ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://fr33agents.ning.com/xn/detail/3426699:BlogPost:39070&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Survey Shows Loud Commercials a Turn-Off for Majority of TV Viewers</title>
    <link href="http://www.harris.com/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&amp;amp;pr_id=2860" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/7069879</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Harris Corporation Press Releases </name>
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The proposed law &#8212; H.R. 1084 in the House and S. 2847 in the Senate &#8212; requires broadcasters to follow the ATSC&amp;#39;s recommended practice and is expected to be approved by both chambers sometime this month. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.harris.com/view_pressrelease.asp?act=lookup&amp;amp;pr_id=2860&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>broadcastermagazine.com - Broadcaster Magazine - 12/16/2009</title>
    <link href="http://broadcastermagazine.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1000351414" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/7038167</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Broadcaster : Headline News </name>
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H.R. 1084/S. 2847, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, directs the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a regulation prohibiting advertisements accompanying video programming from: (1) being ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://broadcastermagazine.com/issues/ISArticle.asp?aid=1000351414&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>FINALLY, goverment does something good!!!!</title>
    <link href="http://www.viperalley.com/forum/anything-goes/80952-finally-goverment-does-something.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/7018301</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Viper Alley - Dodge Viper Forum </name>
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Consumers Union and the American Association of Advertising Agencies support the legislation. The National Association of Broadcasters have declined to comment on it. ___ The House bill is HR1084. The Senate bill is S.2847.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.viperalley.com/forum/anything-goes/80952-finally-goverment-does-something.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House passes Bay Area lawmaker&amp;#39;s bill to turn down volume of noisy ...</title>
    <link href="http://topstoriesoakland.com/news/house-passes-bay-area-lawmakers-bill-to-turn-down-volume-of-noisy-tv-ads/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/7018300</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Top Stories Oakland </name>
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Eshoo said she&amp;#39;s gotten more feedback on the bill, HR 1084, than on anything she&amp;#39;s worked on in two decades in Congress, with the possible exception of a measure to crack down on telemarketing. &#8220;I have never suggested that this solves ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://topstoriesoakland.com/news/house-passes-bay-area-lawmakers-bill-to-turn-down-volume-of-noisy-tv-ads/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Turn it down!</title>
    <link href="http://forgottenmanblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/turn-it-down.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6978499</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Forgotten Man Blog </name>
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The house just passed HR 1084. To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany. Really? ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forgottenmanblog.blogspot.com/2009/12/turn-it-down.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Almanac : Eshoo bill targeting loud ads passes House</title>
    <link href="http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=5583" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6962633</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>AlmanacNews.com </name>
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Eshoo said she&amp;#39;s gotten more feedback on the bill, HR 1084, than on anything she&amp;#39;s worked on in two decades in Congress, with the possible exception of a measure to crack down on telemarketing. &amp;quot;I have never suggested that this solves ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almanacnews.com/news/show_story.php?id=5583&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Almanac - Town Square Topic</title>
    <link href="http://www.almanacnews.com/square/index.php?i=3&amp;amp;t=3453" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6961575</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TownSquare on AlmanacNews.com </name>
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Eshoo said she&amp;#39;s gotten more feedback on the bill, HR 1084, than on anything she&amp;#39;s worked on in two decades in Congress, with the possible exception of a measure to crack down on telemarketing. &amp;quot;I have never suggested that this solves ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.almanacnews.com/square/index.php?i=3&amp;amp;t=3453&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House votes to turn down volume of noisy TV ads - KCBA - Monterey ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.kcba.com/global/story.asp?s=11686567" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6961574</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>KCBA - News </name>
    </author>
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The House bill is H.R.1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. ___. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kcba.com/global/story.asp?s=11686567&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>House passes Eshoo&amp;#39;s bill to turn down volume of noisy TV ads ...</title>
    <link href="http://topstoriesoakland.com/news/house-passes-eshoos-bill-to-turn-down-volume-of-noisy-tv-ads/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6956691</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Top Stories Oakland </name>
    </author>
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Eshoo said she&amp;#39;s gotten more feedback on the bill, HR 1084, than on anything she&amp;#39;s worked on in two decades in Congress, with the possible exception of a measure to crack down on telemarketing.I have never suggested that this solves the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://topstoriesoakland.com/news/house-passes-eshoos-bill-to-turn-down-volume-of-noisy-tv-ads/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dahlkemper Supports Bill to End Excessively Loud TV Ads | Erie ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.eriedems.com/?q=node/368" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6955825</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Erie County Democratic Party - </name>
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Washington&#8212;Blaring television advertisements took another step toward extinction today when the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, by a voice vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.eriedems.com/?q=node/368&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Libertarian Party of Citrus County: Stupid Stuff the Legislature ...</title>
    <link href="http://lpcitrus.blogspot.com/2009/12/stupid-stuff-legislature-is-doing.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6946945</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Libertarian Party of Citrus County </name>
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The House bill is H.R.1084 and the Senate bill is S.2847. The stupidity and arrogance of the people in Washington is beyond ludicrous. Rep. Rick Boucher, D-Va., said &amp;quot;It&amp;#39;s an annoying experience, and something really should be done ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lpcitrus.blogspot.com/2009/12/stupid-stuff-legislature-is-doing.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House passes Eshoo&amp;#39;s bill to turn down volume of noisy TV ads ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/argus/localnews/ci_14006254?source=rss" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6944964</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Top Argus Headlines </name>
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Eshoo said she&amp;#39;s gotten more feedback on the bill, HR 1084, than on anything she&amp;#39;s worked on in two decades in Congress, with the possible exception of a measure to crack down on telemarketing. &amp;quot;I have never suggested that this solves ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.contracostatimes.com/argus/localnews/ci_14006254?source=rss&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Flat Screen TV Information &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Eshoo&amp;#39;s Bill to ...</title>
    <link href="http://flatscreentvreports.com/2009/12/eshoos-bill-to-prevent-loud-tv-ads-passes-house-subcommittee/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6933875</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Flat Screen TV Information </name>
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H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, passed out of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet by a voice vote and will face full committee consideration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://flatscreentvreports.com/2009/12/eshoos-bill-to-prevent-loud-tv-ads-passes-house-subcommittee/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Loud Commercials a Turn-Off for Majority of TV Viewers | Media ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.mnilive.com/2009/12/loud-commercials-a-turn-off-for-majority-of-tv-viewers/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6933872</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Media News International </name>
    </author>
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The proposed law &#8212; H.R. 1084 in the House and S. 2847 in the Senate &#8212; requires broadcasters to follow the ATSC&amp;#39;s recommended practice and is expected to be approved by both chambers sometime this month. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mnilive.com/2009/12/loud-commercials-a-turn-off-for-majority-of-tv-viewers/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>H.R.1084 | Reclaiming Democracy</title>
    <link href="http://www.reclaimingdemocracy.org/?p=25724" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-15:/commentary/6930749</id>
    <updated>2009-12-15T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Reclaiming Democracy </name>
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To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.reclaimingdemocracy.org/?p=25724&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dean says scrap it | SamSederShow.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.samsedershow.com/node/5543" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/8883215</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SamSederShow.com - unbought, unbossed </name>
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H.R.1084 : To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany. Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.samsedershow.com/node/5543&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Today in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/12/15/92556/394" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/8748626</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Congress Matters </name>
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Doyle - Energy and Commerce); HR 1084 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (Rep. Eshoo - Energy and Commerce); H.Res. __ - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/12/15/92556/394&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House votes to turn down volume of noisy TV ads - Las Vegas Now</title>
    <link href="http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=11681569" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/7108484</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>KLAS - National News </name>
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The House bill is H.R.1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. ___. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lasvegasnow.com/Global/story.asp?S=11681569&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Dean says scrap it | SamSederShow.com</title>
    <link href="http://samsedershow.com/node/5543" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/7075383</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SamSederShow.com - unbought, unbossed </name>
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H.R.1084 : To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany. Sponsor: Rep Eshoo, Anna G. [CA-14] (introduced ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://samsedershow.com/node/5543&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>LexisNexis News - Latest News from over 4000 sources, including ...</title>
    <link href="http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1093408500&amp;amp;start=16" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/7053418</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>War on Terror - Homeland Security </name>
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(http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z&amp;#39;d111:HR1084:/) H.R. 1084 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (Rep. Eshoo - Energy and Commerce). (http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/bdquery/z&amp;#39;d111:HRes971:/) H.Res. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www6.lexisnexis.com/publisher/EndUser?Action=UserDisplayFullDocument&amp;amp;orgId=574&amp;amp;topicId=25151&amp;amp;docId=l:1093408500&amp;amp;start=16&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House votes to turn down volume of noisy TV ads - KIVITV.COM ...</title>
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The House bill is H.R.1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. ___. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.kivitv.com/global/story.asp?s=11681569&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill wants quieter TV ads - MontereyHerald.com :</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/7028771</id>
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&amp;quot;That&amp;#39;s what sound is.&amp;quot; The House bill is H.R.1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. FCC: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts/backgroundnoise.html. Print Email Font Resize Return to Top ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.montereyherald.com/business/ci_13999657&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Where&amp;#39;s the mute button? House passes bill to fix fluctuating ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/wheres-the-mute-button-house-passes-bill-to-fix-fluctuating-volume-of-tv-commercials-79330437.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/7028770</id>
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The House bill is H.R.1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. ___. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. To view this site, you need to have Flash Player 8.0 or later installed. Click here to get the latest Flash player. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/wheres-the-mute-button-house-passes-bill-to-fix-fluctuating-volume-of-tv-commercials-79330437.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes CALM Act, Considers Local Community Radio Act ...</title>
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The House of Representatives passed HR 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act). The House also considered HR1147,...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://benton.org/node/30612&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House votes to turn down volume of noisy TV ads</title>
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Consumers Union and the American Association of Advertising Agencies support the legislation. The National Association of Broadcasters have declined to comment on it. ___. The House bill is HR1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://townhall.com/news/politics-elections/2009/12/15/house_votes_to_turn_down_volume_of_noisy_tv_ads&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House &amp;amp; Senate wrap-up</title>
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Rangel - Judiciary); HR 1084 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (Rep. Eshoo - Energy and Commerce); H.Res. 971 - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/12/15/23194/322&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Today in Congress</title>
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Doyle - Energy and Commerce); HR 1084 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (Rep. Eshoo - Energy and Commerce); H.Res. __ - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dailykos.com/storyonly/2009/12/14/814306/-Today-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House votes to turn down volume of noisy TV ads - KTIV NewsChannel ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.ktiv.com/global/story.asp?s=11681569" rel="alternate"/>
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The House bill is H.R.1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. ___. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. Copyright 2009 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ktiv.com/global/story.asp?s=11681569&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House votes to quiet noisy TV ads | Bryan/College Station, Texas ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.theeagle.com/business/House-votes-to-quiet-noisy-TV-ads" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6944962</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Consumers Union and the American Association of Advertising Agencies support the legislation. The National Association of Broadcasters has declined to comment on it. * The House bill is H.R.1084. * The Senate bill is S.2847. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.theeagle.com/business/House-votes-to-quiet-noisy-TV-ads&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Passes CALM Act, Considers Local Community Radio Act ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.benton.org/node/30612" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6944961</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The House of Representatives passed HR 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act). The House also considered HR1147,...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.benton.org/node/30612&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Loudness Bill before house today</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6930757</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The House bill is H.R.1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. Ads/Commercials are certainly louder. Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) has joined in the crusade to keep ads from blasting us out of our living rooms every 10 minutes. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://victorcaballero.com/loudness-bill-before-house-today/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Where&amp;#39;s the mute button? House passes bill to fix fluctuating ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/79330437.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6930756</id>
    <updated>2009-12-14T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The House bill is H.R.1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. ___. On the Net: Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. To view this site, you need to have Flash Player 8.0 or later installed. Click here to get the latest Flash player. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.sfexaminer.com/politics/ap/79330437.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PoliticonValley: Eshoo Passes Bill to End Loud TV Ads</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-14:/commentary/6930753</id>
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Washington, D.C. - Blaring television advertisements took another step toward extinction today when the U.S. House of Representatives passed H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, by a voice vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politiconvalley.com/2009/12/eshoo-passes-bill-to-end-loud-tv-ads.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Inside Opinion - &#187; Turning down the volume on TV ads The News ...</title>
    <link href="http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2009/12/15/turning-down-the-volume-on-tv-ads/" rel="alternate"/>
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Consumers Union and the American Association of Advertising Agencies support the legislation. The National Association of Broadcasters have declined to comment on it. The House bill is H.R.1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.thenewstribune.com/opinion/2009/12/15/turning-down-the-volume-on-tv-ads/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>This Week in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://malarkynews.com/this-week-in-congress-21/" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Doyle - Energy and Commerce); HR 1084 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (Rep. Eshoo - Energy and Commerce); HR 3714 - Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009 (Rep. Schiff - Foreign Affairs); HR 2194 - Iran Refined ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://malarkynews.com/this-week-in-congress-21/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Lowering the boom &#8212; on commercials - ContraCostaTimes.com</title>
    <link href="http://www.contracostatimes.com/tv/ci_13992196" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/7028773</id>
    <updated>2009-12-13T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Eshoo said her bill &#8212; HR 1084, &amp;quot;The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act,&amp;quot; or CALM &#8212; could come to the House floor for a vote as soon as this week. Last week, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Chuck Schumer, D-N. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.contracostatimes.com/tv/ci_13992196&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonWatch.com Digest &#8211; December 14, 2009</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-13:/commentary/6957283</id>
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HR 1084 The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act Costs $0.01 per family. HR 2611 To amend the Homeland Security Act of 2002 to authorize the Securing the Cities Initiative of the Department of Homeland Security, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonwatch.com/blog/2009/12/14/washingtonwatch-com-digest-december-14-2009/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Doyle - Energy and Commerce); HR 1084 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (Rep. Eshoo - Energy and Commerce); HR 3714 - Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009 (Rep. Schiff - Foreign Affairs); HR 2194 - Iran Refined ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.congressmatters.com/storyonly/2009/12/13/18524/594&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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&amp;quot;That&amp;#39;s life,&amp;quot; Richer said. &amp;quot;That&amp;#39;s what sound is.&amp;quot; The House bill is H.R.1084. The Senate bill is S.2847. Congress: http://thomas.loc.gov. FCC: http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/consumerfacts...oundnoise.html ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.graffe.com/forums/showthread.php?t=66770&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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10. H.R. 1084 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (Rep. Eshoo - Energy and Commerce). Y, N. 11. H.Res. __ - Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding guidelines for breast cancer screening for women ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=162225&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Eshoo said her bill &#8212; HR 1084, &#8220;The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act,&#8221; or CALM &#8212; could come to the House floor for a vote as soon as this week. Last week, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, DR.I., and Chuck Schumer, DN. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://topstoriesoakland.com/news/lowering-the-boom-on-commercials/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The Week Ahead in Congress</title>
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HR 1084 &#8211; Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (Rep. Eshoo &#8211; Energy and Commerce). 9. HR 3714 &#8211; Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009 (Rep. Schiff &#8211; Foreign Affairs). 10. HR 2194 &#8211; Iran Refined Petroleum Sanctions ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/articles/view/1408-The-Week-Ahead-in-Congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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8. H.R. 1084 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (Rep. Eshoo - Energy and Commerce). Y, N. 9. H.R. 3714 - Daniel Pearl Freedom of the Press Act of 2009 (Rep. Schiff - Foreign Affairs) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://repcloakroom.house.gov/News/DocumentSingle.aspx?DocumentID=161532&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Eshoo said her bill - HR 1084, &amp;quot;The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act,&amp;quot; or CALM - could come to the House floor for a vote as soon as this week. Last week, Sens. Sheldon Whitehouse, D-R.I., and Chuck Schumer, D-N. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.charlotteobserver.com/240/story/1123171.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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... Search Results - THOMAS (Library of Congress)[/url] [url=http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/resources/streaming//PDFs/CU-Testimony_CALM-Act_June-2009.pdf][PDF] &#8220;HR1084, The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act ... [/url]&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.actiblog.com/asami/122049&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CBO update</title>
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    <updated>2009-12-10T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The following has been added to CBO&amp;#39;s Web site (www.cbo.gov): HR 1084, CALM Act Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 19, 2009 http://www.cbo.gov/doc.cfm?index=10847 HR ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://positivereform.com/5146/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 19, 2009. Read the original: HR 1084, CALM Act. Google Bookmarks TypePad Post Google Reader LinkedIn Delicious Blogger Post ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2009/12/h-r-1084-calm-act-2/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on November 19, 2009. See the article here: HR 1084, CALM Act. Google Bookmarks TypePad Post Google Reader LinkedIn Delicious Blogger Post ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.capitolhillwomen.com/2009/12/h-r-1084-calm-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Cost estimate for CALM Act</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-09:/commentary/6930754</id>
    <updated>2009-12-09T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The CALM Act (HR 1084) would require the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to adopt, within one year, an industry-created standard capping the volume level of television commercials and equalizing the volume between advertisements ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.benton.org/node/30472&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>S.2847: Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act - U.S. ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-06:/commentary/7581198</id>
    <updated>2009-12-06T19:00:00Z</updated>
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The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM) legislation H.R.1084 and S.2847 passed by the U.S. House and pending in the Senate directly references A/85, mandating the FCC to enforce the recommended practices. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-s2847/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.4194: Law Student Clinic Participation Act of 2009 - U.S. ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4194/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-12-01:/commentary/7028769</id>
    <updated>2009-12-01T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : House Judiciary - Major... </name>
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8. H.R. 4194 - Law Student Clinic Participation Act of 2009 (Rep. Lungren - Judiciary). Y, N. 9. H.R. 1147 - Local Community Radio Act of 2009 (Rep. Doyle - Energy and Commerce). Y, N. 10. H.R. 1084 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h4194/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WashingtonView &#187; Blog Archive &#187; Legislation Turns Down Volume On ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.washingtonview.com/archives/legislation-turns-down-volume-on-tv-ads/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-22:/commentary/6767064</id>
    <updated>2009-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>WashingtonView </name>
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Washington DC - November 23 - Blaring television advertisements took another step toward extinction when the House Energy and Commerce Committee passed H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.washingtonview.com/archives/legislation-turns-down-volume-on-tv-ads/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>La Vida Locavore:: Food Bill Happenings in Congress</title>
    <link href="http://www.lavidalocavore.org/diary/2779/food-bill-happenings-in-congress" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-22:/commentary/6767063</id>
    <updated>2009-11-22T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>La Vida Locavore - Front Page </name>
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HR 1084 - The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act: This bill will require commercials to play at the same volume as the TV program they appear during. It just passed out of committee, which means its next stop is the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.lavidalocavore.org/diary/2779/food-bill-happenings-in-congress&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Bill Silencing Loud TV Ads Moves Forward</title>
    <link href="http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/11/23/bill-silencing-loud-tv-ads-moves-forward.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-21:/commentary/6802298</id>
    <updated>2009-11-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>About.com US Government Info </name>
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... above the normal programming took a major step forward in the legislative process last week as the House Energy and Commerce Committee approved HR 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, by a voice vote. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usgovinfo.about.com/b/2009/11/23/bill-silencing-loud-tv-ads-moves-forward.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Energy and Commerce Committee Markup</title>
    <link href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1828:energy-and-commerce-committee-markup&amp;amp;catid=141:full-committee&amp;amp;Itemid=85" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-17:/commentary/6741062</id>
    <updated>2009-11-17T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Energy and Commerce Front Page </name>
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... November 19, 2009, at 9:30 am in room 2123 Rayburn House Office Building. The committee considered HR 515, the Radioactive Import Deterrence Act, and HR 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act). ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1828:energy-and-commerce-committee-markup&amp;amp;catid=141:full-committee&amp;amp;Itemid=85&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Mixed Signals Sentry Wins a TelcoTV 2009 Vision Award</title>
    <link href="http://www.mobilitywire.com/mixed-signals/2009/11/12/1435" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6689728</id>
    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>MobilityWire </name>
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Sentry is Recognized as Best Solution in &#8220;Test and Measurement&#8221; Category. Mixed Signals. LOS ANGELES &#8211; MobilityWire&#174; &#8211; November 12, 2009. The award-winning Sentry&#174; content monitoring solution from Mixed Signals, the leading provider of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.mobilitywire.com/mixed-signals/2009/11/12/1435&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>No more blaring commercials? - DV Forums</title>
    <link href="http://www.dv-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5237" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6689467</id>
    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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I&amp;#39;m reading the latest version of TV Technology, which I sell on the street corner after I have finished reading, and there are two articles discussing commercial loudness and one refers to H.R. 1084 which requires the FCC to establish ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dv-forums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5237&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Trapped in a Box: SOUND OFF!</title>
    <link href="http://stevefaul.blogspot.com/2009/11/since-members-of-house-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-11-11:/commentary/6677354</id>
    <updated>2009-11-11T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Trapped in a Box </name>
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According to the Broadcast Rules Service, Report #138, a House subcommittee has approved a bill (H.R. 1084) to &amp;quot;prohibit television commercials from being louder than the programming surrounding them.&amp;quot; The bill is sponsored by Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://stevefaul.blogspot.com/2009/11/since-members-of-house-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Government demands CALM | Brad on Broadcast</title>
    <link href="http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/brad/2009/10/30/government-demands-calm/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-29:/commentary/6540721</id>
    <updated>2009-10-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Brad on Broadcast </name>
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Her bill, H.R. 1084 &#8220;Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation, or CALM, (don&amp;#39;t you hate such ridiculous acronyms?) would require the FCC to prescribe a regulation prohibiting advertisements from: ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.broadcastengineering.com/brad/2009/10/30/government-demands-calm/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>House Panel Passes Bills to Extend Public Safety Grants, Block ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.martindale.com/communications-law/article_Patton-Boggs-LLP_818844.htm" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-18:/commentary/6454774</id>
    <updated>2009-10-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>All Articles on Martindale.com </name>
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Maria Cantwell, (D-WA), would remove &amp;quot;third-adjacent channel&amp;quot; restrictions, allowing more low-power stations to be licensed;; H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act), sponsored by Rep. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.martindale.com/communications-law/article_Patton-Boggs-LLP_818844.htm&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>AAF-Government Report: October 16, 2009</title>
    <link href="http://www.aaf.org/default.asp?id=1059" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6556525</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>American Advertising Federation News </name>
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H.R. 1084 will now go to the full committee for consideration. The bill would direct the FCC to adopt technology standards developed be the Advanced Television Systems Committee to address the perceived issue of loud commercial volume. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.aaf.org/default.asp?id=1059&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>If I were President: Commercials louder thatn the TV show.</title>
    <link href="http://lawsneedchanged.blogspot.com/2009/10/commercials-louder-thatn-tv-show.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-15:/commentary/6406816</id>
    <updated>2009-10-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>If I were President </name>
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There is a bill in the House and you can write to your elected politicians and tell them to support the bill: H.R.1084 as Introduced in House: Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act - U.S. Congress - OpenCo ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://lawsneedchanged.blogspot.com/2009/10/commercials-louder-thatn-tv-show.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CALM: House Bill Passes Sub-Committee - SatelliteGuys.US</title>
    <link href="http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/190919-calm-house-bill-passes-sub-committee.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/8883214</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SatelliteGuys.US </name>
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H.R. 1084 is titled &#8220;Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act&#8220;, which makes more sense when you realize that the Congressional love of acronyms turns this into the &#8220;CALM Act&#8220;. The goal of the legislation is to &#8220;require the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.satelliteguys.us/dish-network-forum/190919-calm-house-bill-passes-sub-committee.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>TV commercial loudness bill advances</title>
    <link href="http://broadcastengineering.com/RF/tv-commercial-loudness-bill-advances-1015/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6460455</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Broadcast Engineering RSS Feed </name>
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H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, would prohibit commercials from being louder than the average audio level of their accompanying programs. Sponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-CA), the measure now moves ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://broadcastengineering.com/RF/tv-commercial-loudness-bill-advances-1015/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>CALM: House Bill Passes Sub-Committee</title>
    <link href="http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=190919" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-14:/commentary/6406815</id>
    <updated>2009-10-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>SatelliteGuys.US </name>
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HR 1084 is titled &#8220;Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act&#8220;, which makes more sense when you realize that the Congressional love of acronyms turns this into the &#8220;CALM Act&#8220;. The goal of the legislation is to &#8220;require the Federal ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.satelliteguys.us/showthread.php?t=190919&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Support H.R. 1084 &#171; Another Mother for Peace</title>
    <link href="http://www.anothermother.org/support-h-r-1084" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/7858457</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Another Mother for Peace </name>
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Support H.R. 1084, the Reconstruction and Stabilization Civilian Management Act of 2007. Introduced by Representative Sam Farr (D-CA 17th), this legislation would create a Response Readiness Corps as &#8220;a critical first step toward ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.anothermother.org/support-h-r-1084&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>CALM Act plans to put loud TV commercials to sleep</title>
    <link href="http://www.ccortez.com/calm-act-plans-to-put-loud-tv-commercials-to-sleep/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-13:/commentary/6741063</id>
    <updated>2009-10-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>CCORTEZ - Tech News </name>
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Joe Barton (R-TX) passionately skewer H.R. 1084, the CALM Act Updated : 19 November 2009, 9:44 am | Reply | View Tweet &amp;middot; sarkie_dave : @harry_ramsden they now know you&amp;#39;re a fake football fan, act calm. Updated : 19 November 2009, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ccortez.com/calm-act-plans-to-put-loud-tv-commercials-to-sleep/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>HDTV Almanac &#187; Be CALM: House Bill Passes Sub-Committee</title>
    <link href="http://hdtvprofessor.com/HDTVAlmanac/?p=1057" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6445071</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HDTV Almanac </name>
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H.R. 1084 is titled &#8220;Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act&#8220;, which makes more sense when you realize that the Congressional love of acronyms turns this into the &#8220;CALM Act&#8220;. The goal of the legislation is to &#8220;require the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hdtvprofessor.com/HDTVAlmanac/?p=1057&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>See Emily Blog: TV Commercials ARE Getting Louder</title>
    <link href="http://seeemilyblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tv-commercials-are-getting-louder.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6382368</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>See Emily Blog </name>
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Anna Eshoo&amp;#39;s Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (&#8221;CALM Act&#8221; - HR 1084) would ... require the FCC to issue rules that broadcast and cable TV ads:(1) &#8230; shall not be excessively noisy or strident; (2) &#8230; shall not be presented ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://seeemilyblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tv-commercials-are-getting-louder.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act | House of Bills</title>
    <link href="http://houseofbills.com/2009/10/13/commercial-advertisement-loudness-mitigation-act/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6382367</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Under this bill the FCC will not allow television advertisements to be louder than the programming material it followed. HR 1084 was referred to the.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://houseofbills.com/2009/10/13/commercial-advertisement-loudness-mitigation-act/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>HDTV Magazine - HDTV Almanac - Be CALM: House Bill Passes Sub ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/columns/2009/10/hdtv_almanac_be_calm_house_bill_passes_subcommittee.php" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-12:/commentary/6382366</id>
    <updated>2009-10-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HDTV Magazine </name>
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H.R. 1084 is titled &#8220;Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act&#8220;, which makes more sense when you realize that the Congressional love of acronyms turns this into the &#8220;CALM Act&#8220;. The goal of the legislation is to &#8220;require the ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hdtvmagazine.com/columns/2009/10/hdtv_almanac_be_calm_house_bill_passes_subcommittee.php&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The CALM Act Requires Advertisers Not Get Too Loud - isn&amp;#39;t that ...</title>
    <link href="http://usefularts.us/2009/10/11/calm-act-is-censorship/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-10:/commentary/6363825</id>
    <updated>2009-10-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>UsefulArts.us </name>
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Anna Eshoo&amp;#39;s Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (HR 1084) would do just that: require the FCC to issue rules that broadcast and cable TV ads: (1) &#8230; shall not be excessively noisy or strident; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://usefularts.us/2009/10/11/calm-act-is-censorship/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1147: Local Community Radio Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1147/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/commentary/6363826</id>
    <updated>2009-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written... </name>
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H.R. 1147 will allow low power community broadcasters to use frequencies adjacent to full power FM stations. &#8226; H.R. 1084, which is known as the CALM Act or the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, will require TV stations, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1147/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>San Francisco Peninsula Press Club: Eshoo&amp;#39;s commercial loudness ...</title>
    <link href="http://sfppc.blogspot.com/2009/10/eshoos-commercial-loudness-fm-radio.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/commentary/6356796</id>
    <updated>2009-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>San Francisco Peninsula Press Club </name>
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H.R. 1084, which is known as the CALM Act or the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, will require TV stations, broadcast and cable networks, and cable operators to ensure that volume does not fluctuate between programming ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://sfppc.blogspot.com/2009/10/eshoos-commercial-loudness-fm-radio.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>PoliticonValley: Eshoo&amp;#39;s Bill to Prevent Loud TV Ads Passes ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.politiconvalley.com/2009/10/eshoos-bill-to-prevent-loud-tv-ads.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-09:/commentary/6344187</id>
    <updated>2009-10-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>PoliticonValley </name>
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H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act, passed out of the Energy and Commerce Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet by a voice vote and will face full committee consideration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.politiconvalley.com/2009/10/eshoos-bill-to-prevent-loud-tv-ads.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>House Subcommittee Approves CALM Act</title>
    <link href="http://www.ana.net/advocacy/content/1910" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6382365</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>ANA - Government Relations News </name>
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Yesterday, the House Energy and Commerce Committee Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet favorably reported HR 1084, the CALM Act, to the full committee on a voice vote.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ana.net/advocacy/content/1910&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Quiet in the Set!</title>
    <link href="http://www.hdtvpicksblog.com/20120/quiet-in-the-set/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6341724</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>HDTV Picks </name>
    </author>
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The lawmaker from portions of Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, and San Mateo counties has introduced HR 1084, aka the cutely named Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, or CALM for short.On Wednesday, the measure passed the Energy ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.hdtvpicksblog.com/20120/quiet-in-the-set/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>The Reckoning: Speak No Evil</title>
    <link href="http://timeforareckoning.blogspot.com/2009/10/speak-no-evil.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-08:/commentary/6338884</id>
    <updated>2009-10-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Reckoning </name>
    </author>
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The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet will meet in open markup session on Thursday, October 8, 2009, to consider H.R. 1147, the Local Community Radio Act of 2009; H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://timeforareckoning.blogspot.com/2009/10/speak-no-evil.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Nanny State Says: &amp;quot;Shhhhh! That Commercial is Too Loud!&amp;quot;</title>
    <link href="http://blog.pff.org/archives/2009/10/nanny_state_says_shhhhh_that_commercial_is_too_lou.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6645323</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Progress &amp;amp; Freedom Foundation Blog </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Anna Eshoo&amp;#39;s Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (&amp;quot;CALM Act&amp;quot; - HR 1084) would do just that: require the FCC to issue rules that broadcast and cable TV ads: (1) ... shall not be excessively noisy or strident; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://blog.pff.org/archives/2009/10/nanny_state_says_shhhhh_that_commercial_is_too_lou.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Nanny State Says: &#8220;Shhhhh! That Commercial is Too Loud!&#8221;</title>
    <link href="http://www.digitaltelevisionreviews.com/21371/nanny-state-says-shhhhh-that-commercial-is-too-loud/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6614499</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Digital Television Reviews </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Anna Eshoo&amp;#39;s Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (&amp;quot; CALM Act &amp;quot; - HR 1084) would do just that: require the FCC to issue rules that broadcast and cable TV ads: (1) ... shall not be excessively noisy or strident; (2) ... shall ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.digitaltelevisionreviews.com/21371/nanny-state-says-shhhhh-that-commercial-is-too-loud/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Markup</title>
    <link href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1765:energy-and-commerce-subcommittee-markup&amp;amp;catid=135:subcommittee-on-telecommunications-and-internet&amp;amp;Itemid=79" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6356797</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Energy and Commerce Front Page </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet met in open markup session on Thursday, October 8, 2009, to consider HR 1147, the &amp;quot;Local Community Radio Act of 2009&amp;quot;; HR 1084, the &amp;quot;Commercial Advertisement Loudness ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1765:energy-and-commerce-subcommittee-markup&amp;amp;catid=135:subcommittee-on-telecommunications-and-internet&amp;amp;Itemid=79&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Nanny State Says: &#8220;Shhhhh! That Commercial is Too Loud ...</title>
    <link href="http://techliberation.com/2009/10/08/nanny-state-says-shhhhh-that-commercial-is-too-loud/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-07:/commentary/6338883</id>
    <updated>2009-10-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Technology Liberation Front </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Anna Eshoo&amp;#39;s Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (&#8221;CALM Act&#8221; - HR 1084) would do just that: require the FCC to issue rules that broadcast and cable TV ads: (1) &#8230; shall not be excessively noisy or strident; ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://techliberation.com/2009/10/08/nanny-state-says-shhhhh-that-commercial-is-too-loud/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Markup</title>
    <link href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1764:energy-and-commerce-subcommittee-markup&amp;amp;catid=122:media-advisories&amp;amp;Itemid=55" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-06:/commentary/6341723</id>
    <updated>2009-10-06T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Energy and Commerce Front Page </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet will meet in open markup session on Thursday, October 8, 2009, to consider HR 1147, the Local Community Radio Act of 2009; HR 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1764:energy-and-commerce-subcommittee-markup&amp;amp;catid=122:media-advisories&amp;amp;Itemid=55&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>SRS Labs&amp;#39; gadget could end annoyingly loud TV commercials - The ...</title>
    <link href="http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/2009/10/05/srs-labs-gadget-could-end-annoyingly-loud-tv-commercials/22969/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-10-04:/commentary/6303268</id>
    <updated>2009-10-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Gadgetress </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
SRS Labs&amp;#39; gadget could end annoyingly loud TV commercials.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://gadgetress.freedomblogging.com/2009/10/05/srs-labs-gadget-could-end-annoyingly-loud-tv-commercials/22969/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Taming Loud TV Commercials, by Doug Lung</title>
    <link href="http://www.ibc.tvtechnology.com/article/87706" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6824165</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TV Technology </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Introduced as H.R. 1084 [PDF] last February, CALM gives the FCC one year to adopt regulations that provide: &amp;quot;(1) advertisements accompanying such video programming shall not be excessively noisy or strident; &amp;quot;(2) such advertisements ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.ibc.tvtechnology.com/article/87706&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Taming Loud TV Commercials, by Doug Lung</title>
    <link href="http://www.tvtech.com/article/87706" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6565158</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TV Technology </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Introduced as H.R. 1084 [PDF] last February, CALM gives the FCC one year to adopt regulations that provide: &amp;quot;(1) advertisements accompanying such video programming shall not be excessively noisy or strident; &amp;quot;(2) such advertisements ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tvtech.com/article/87706&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Taming Loud TV Commercials, by Doug Lung</title>
    <link href="http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/87706" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-23:/commentary/6206217</id>
    <updated>2009-09-23T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>TV Technology </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Introduced as H.R. 1084 [PDF] last February, CALM gives the FCC one year to adopt regulations that provide: &amp;quot;(1) advertisements accompanying such video programming shall not be excessively noisy or strident; &amp;quot;(2) such advertisements ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.tvtechnology.com/article/87706&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>H.R.3633: To allow the funding for the interoperable emergency ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3633/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-21:/commentary/6419490</id>
    <updated>2009-09-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Open Congress : House Energy and Commerce... </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
HR 1084, the &amp;quot;Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act&amp;quot; (CALM Act); HR 1258, the &amp;quot;Truth in Caller ID Act of 2009&amp;quot;; and HR 3633, a bill to allow the funding for the interoperable emergency communications grant program to . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3633/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Physics Buzz: Turning down the volume on TV ads: a tale of waves ...</title>
    <link href="http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2009/09/turning-down-volume-on-tv-ads-tale-of.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-09-20:/commentary/6182739</id>
    <updated>2009-09-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Physics Buzz </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Her Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act, H.R. 1084, would require the FCC to create legally-binding recommendations. An identical bill last year never came up for a vote, but her office believes that it is important to have ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://physicsbuzz.physicscentral.com/2009/09/turning-down-volume-on-tv-ads-tale-of.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Weak and Failing States: Evolving Security Threats and U.S. Policy</title>
    <link href="http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&amp;amp;doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&amp;amp;AD=ADA481502" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-31:/commentary/8883213</id>
    <updated>2009-08-31T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Public STINET RSS Feeds </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
2007 (S. 613 and H.R. 1084). At the State Department&amp;#39;s request, Congress is considering new authorizations to develop civilian post-conflict stabilization capabilities in the Reconstruction and. Stabilization Civilian Management Act of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&amp;amp;doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&amp;amp;AD=ADA481502&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Program Information - WRIR&amp;#39;s Home Spun C-Span: Untitled Program|A ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35211" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/6926382</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Radio Project Front Page Podcast </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Also considered in these hearings before Congress that we are airing today on Home Spun C-Span is H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act) that&amp;#39;s all about those really loud commercials on TV . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35211&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Program Information - WRIR&amp;#39;s Home Spun C-Span: June 2009 LPFM ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35219" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/6300981</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Radio Project Front Page Podcast </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Also considered in these hearings before Congress that we are airing today on Home Spun C-Span is H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act) that&amp;#39;s all about those really loud commercials on TV . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35219&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>wrir&amp;#39;s home spun c-span: june 2009 lpfm hr1147 hearings in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35219&amp;amp;57127" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/6280520</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Radio Project Front Page Podcast </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
june 11, 2009 hearings in the us house subcommittee on communications, technology, and the internet re: hr 1147, the local community radio act of 2009, and hr 1133, the family telephone connection protection act of 2009, and hr 1084, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35219&amp;amp;57127&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WRIR&amp;#39;s Home Spun C-Span: June 2009 LPFM HR1147 Hearings in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35219&amp;amp;57128" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/6218606</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Radio Project Front Page Podcast </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
June 11, 2009 Hearings in the US House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet re: HR 1147, the Local Community Radio Act of 2009, and HR 1133, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009, and HR 1084, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35219&amp;amp;57128&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CNBC&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Parent Station General Electric Is Q2&#226;&#8364;&#8482;s Top Lobby Spender ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.themarketguardian.com/2009/08/cnbcs-parent-station-general-electric-is-q2s-top-lobby-spender-with-72-million-a-60-increase-from-q1/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/6189322</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>The Market Guardian | Monitoring The Financial... </name>
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S 34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009; S 62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009; HR 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act; S 328, DTV Delay Act; HR 339, Digital Television coupon Improvement Act; HR 3216, Local Television ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.themarketguardian.com/2009/08/cnbcs-parent-station-general-electric-is-q2s-top-lobby-spender-with-72-million-a-60-increase-from-q1/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>WRIR&amp;#39;s Home Spun C-Span: Untitled Program, Segment 7</title>
    <link href="http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35211&amp;amp;57116" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/6062680</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Radio Project Front Page Podcast </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
June 11, 2009 Hearings in the US House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet re: HR 1147, the Local Community Radio Act of 2009, and HR 1133, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009, and HR 1084, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35211&amp;amp;57116&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WRIR&amp;#39;s Home Spun C-Span: June 2009 LPFM HR1147 Hearings in ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35219&amp;amp;57126" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/5970848</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Radio Project Front Page Podcast </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
June 11, 2009 Hearings in the US House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet re: HR 1147, the Local Community Radio Act of 2009, and HR 1133, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009, and HR 1084, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35219&amp;amp;57126&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>WRIR&amp;#39;s Home Spun C-Span: Untitled Program, Segment 5</title>
    <link href="http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35211&amp;amp;57114" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/5951014</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Radio Project Front Page Podcast </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
June 11, 2009 Hearings in the US House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet re: HR 1147, the Local Community Radio Act of 2009, and HR 1133, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009, and HR 1084, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35211&amp;amp;57114&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Program Information - WRIR&amp;#39;s Home Spun C-Span: June 2009 LPFM ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35219&amp;amp;57125" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/5930326</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Radio Project Front Page Podcast </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
Also considered in these hearings before Congress that we are airing today on Home Spun C-Span is H.R. 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM Act) that&amp;#39;s all about those really loud commercials on TV . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.radio4all.net/index.php/program/35219&amp;amp;57125&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CNBC&amp;#39;s Parent Station General Electric Is Q2&amp;#39;s Top Lobby Spender ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.bearmarketinvestments.com/cnbcs-parent-station-general-electric-is-q2s-top-lobby-spender-with-7-2-million-a-60-increase-from-q1" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-22:/commentary/5924780</id>
    <updated>2009-08-22T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bear Market Investments </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S 34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009; S 62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009; HR 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act; S 328, DTV Delay Act; HR 339, Digital Television coupon Improvement Act; HR 3216, Local Television ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bearmarketinvestments.com/cnbcs-parent-station-general-electric-is-q2s-top-lobby-spender-with-7-2-million-a-60-increase-from-q1&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>CNBC&amp;#39;s Parent Station General Electric Is Q2&amp;#39;s Top Lobby Spender ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.froogalizer.com/news/cnbcs-parent-station-general-electric-is-q2s-top-lobby-spender-with-7-2-million-a-60-increase-from-q1.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-08-21:/commentary/5918789</id>
    <updated>2009-08-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Froogalizer.com </name>
    </author>
    <content type="html">
S 34, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009; S 62, Broadcaster Freedom Act of 2009; HR 1084, Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act; S 328, DTV Delay Act; HR 339, Digital Television coupon Improvement Act; HR 3216, Local Television ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.froogalizer.com/news/cnbcs-parent-station-general-electric-is-q2s-top-lobby-spender-with-7-2-million-a-60-increase-from-q1.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
  </entry>
  <entry>
    <title>Jonathan Takiff: The latest on iPhones, TV shilling, printers ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/jonathan_takiff/48987711.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-27:/commentary/5824313</id>
    <updated>2009-07-27T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Daily News - Jonathan Takiff </name>
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More desperate-sounding today than ever (maybe it&amp;#39;s the economy), this assault to the senses has sparked members of Congress to rally behind a bill (HR-1084) that effectively bans loud commercials. &amp;quot;If passed, I suspect this bill will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/jonathan_takiff/48987711.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.3215: To authorize the Secretary of the Interior, acting ...</title>
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[4]; H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisem... [2]; H.R.509 Marine Turtle Conserv... [2]. H.R.2811 H.R.2811 [76]; H.R.669 Nonnative Wildlife In... [51]; H.R.3962 Affordable Health Car. ... Source: Open Congress : Top 20 Bills Most Written. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h3215/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Jonathan Takiff: The latest on iPhones, TV shilling, printers ...</title>
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More desperate-sounding today than ever (maybe it's the economy), this assault to the senses has sparked members of Congress to rally behind a bill (HR-1084) that effectively bans loud commercials. &quot;If passed, I suspect this bill will ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.philly.com/dailynews/columnists/jonathan_takiff/20090624_Jonathan_Takiff__The_latest_on_iPhones__TV_shilling__printers___more.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>The CIA Memory Hole: U.S. Embassy in Iraq: Organizational Structure</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-07-02:/commentary/5450128</id>
    <updated>2009-07-02T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>The CIA Memory Hole </name>
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million within the FY2007 supplemental appropriation (H.R. 2206/P.L. 110-28), contingent upon specific authorization, for CRC. Legislation to provide authorization (H.R. 1084/S. 613) was introduced, but not yet passed. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://ciamemoryhole.blogspot.com/2009/07/us-embassy-in-iraq-organizational.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>C.O.P.S.: HR1084: The anti-Pitchman Act</title>
    <link href="http://obama-oversight.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr1084-anti-pitchman-act.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-29:/commentary/5421654</id>
    <updated>2009-06-29T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>COPS </name>
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H. R. 1084. To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany. This Act may be cited as the `Commercial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://obama-oversight.blogspot.com/2009/06/hr1084-anti-pitchman-act.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ad size legislation may due be hullabaloo, Societrends</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-21:/commentary/5389440</id>
    <updated>2009-06-21T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>programming comcast remote </name>
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Congress, which this week heard from experts on the source while all things HR 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM). As I receptive to having to reach search after of the bizarre unacquainted with during ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://programmingcomcastremote.edublogs.org/2009/06/22/ad-size-legislation-may-due-be-hullabaloo-societrends/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Amateur Radio Newsline(tm) Report 1662 - June 19 2009 - QRZ Forums</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-18:/commentary/5308584</id>
    <updated>2009-06-18T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>QRZ Forums - Ham Radio News </name>
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and the Internet has scheduled a hearing on H.R.1084, better known as the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act. The bill would require the FCC to set a standard for commercial volume for broadcast, cable and satellite ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://forums.qrz.com/showthread.php?t=207606&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Finally! A Congressional Proposal I Can Support</title>
    <link href="http://hamerdinger.blogspot.com/2009/06/finally-congressional-proposal-i-can.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-15:/commentary/5389441</id>
    <updated>2009-06-15T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Random Neural Synapses </name>
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A bill in Congress would force the FCC to regulate the volume of commercials on television, requiring they be no louder than the programs they're shown on. The measure, HR 1084 is called the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://hamerdinger.blogspot.com/2009/06/finally-congressional-proposal-i-can.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Ad volume legislation may just be noise | Societrends</title>
    <link href="http://societrends.com/2009/06/15/ad-volume-legislation-may-just-be-noise/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-14:/commentary/5315461</id>
    <updated>2009-06-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Societrends </name>
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This issue has confounded TV viewers for years, and is now being investigated by the U.S. Congress, which this week heard from experts on the subject while considering HR 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://societrends.com/2009/06/15/ad-volume-legislation-may-just-be-noise/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>FCC Wants To Restrict Loud TV Commercials &#194;&#171; Paul Solomon</title>
    <link href="http://paulsolomon.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/fcc-wants-to-restrict-loud-tv-commercials/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-13:/commentary/5263401</id>
    <updated>2009-06-13T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Paul Solomon </name>
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This issue has confounded TV viewers for years, and is now being investigated by the U.S. Congress, which this week heard from experts on the subject while considering HR 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://paulsolomon.wordpress.com/2009/06/14/fcc-wants-to-restrict-loud-tv-commercials/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Paul Solomon: FCC To Restrict Loud TV Commercials</title>
    <link href="http://paulsolomon.blogspot.com/2009/06/fcc-to-restrict-loud-tv-commercials.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-12:/commentary/5252461</id>
    <updated>2009-06-12T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Paul Solomon </name>
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This issue has confounded TV viewers for years, and is now being investigated by the U.S. Congress, which this week heard from experts on the subject while considering HR 1084: the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM) ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://paulsolomon.blogspot.com/2009/06/fcc-to-restrict-loud-tv-commercials.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Future of Music Coalition Blog: &quot;I Support Community Radio ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-09:/commentary/5237478</id>
    <updated>2009-06-09T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Future of Music Coalition Blog </name>
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The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet will hold a legislative hearing on H.R. 1147, the Local Community Radio Act of 2009, H.R. 1133, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009, and H.R. 1084, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://futureofmusiccoalition.blogspot.com/2009/06/i-support-community-radio-artist-video.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Up front: Persistent bugs set back Firefox 3.5 RC</title>
    <link href="http://feeds.betanews.com/~r/bn/~3/liPMqHI1iAA/1244539597" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5246362</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Betanews </name>
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By Angela Gunn and the Betanews Staff, Betanews. Truly, Carol Bartz is the gift that keeps on giving to tech writers. During an interview on Fox Business News Monday, the Yahoo CEO uttered some tart criticism of Bing's momentary grab of ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://feeds.betanews.com/~r/bn/~3/liPMqHI1iAA/1244539597&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Up front: Persistent bugs set back Firefox 3.5 RC | Computer ...</title>
    <link href="http://techblogplus.com/2009/06/09/up-front-persistent-bugs-set-back-firefox-35-rc/" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-08:/commentary/5224066</id>
    <updated>2009-06-08T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Computer | TechBlogPlus </name>
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... and now we know it's here at long last: Later this week, the House Committee on Energy and Commerce will hold a markup hearing to discuss HR 1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Act of 2009. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://techblogplus.com/2009/06/09/up-front-persistent-bugs-set-back-firefox-35-rc/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Energy and Commerce Subcommittee Hearing on HR 1147, HR 1133, and ...</title>
    <link href="http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1655:energy-and-commerce-subcommittee-hearing-on-hr-1147-hr-1133-and-hr-1084&amp;amp;catid=122:media-advisories&amp;amp;Itemid=55" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-07:/commentary/5279572</id>
    <updated>2009-06-07T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Energy and Commerce Front Page </name>
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The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet will hold a legislative hearing on HR 1147, the Local Community Radio Act of 2009, HR 1133, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009, and HR 1084, ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://energycommerce.house.gov/index.php?option=com_content&amp;amp;view=article&amp;amp;id=1655:energy-and-commerce-subcommittee-hearing-on-hr-1147-hr-1133-and-hr-1084&amp;amp;catid=122:media-advisories&amp;amp;Itemid=55&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Hill To Get Earful On Commercial Volume - MaldivianDigital&#194;&#174; :: Forum</title>
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John Eggerton - 6/5/2009 4:24:00 PM MT The House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet has scheduled a hearing for June 11 on HR1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.maldiviandigital.com/site-related/announcements-news/45819-hill-get-earful-commercial-volume.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>XM MLB Chat: Bill to address listener abuse by too-loud ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-06-04:/commentary/5187766</id>
    <updated>2009-06-04T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>XM MLB Chat </name>
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&quot;The House Subcommittee on Communications, Technology and the Internet has scheduled a hearing for June 11 on H.R.1084, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (CALM). The bill, sponsored by Rep. Anna Eshoo (D-Calif. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://xmmlbchat.blogspot.com/2009/06/bill-to-address-listener-abuse-by-too.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>THE OUTRAGED SPLEEN OF ZION: Floatin' Powa News Service: Obedience ...</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-05-20:/commentary/5091348</id>
    <updated>2009-05-20T20:00:00Z</updated>
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The House of Representatives and the Senate Foreign Relations Committee have both approved bills (HR 1084 and S 613) to authorize the new office and create a cadre of civilian professionals to provide reconstruction assistance in crisis ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://babbazeesbrain.blogspot.com/2009/05/floatin-powa-news-service-obedience.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2362: Renewable Energy Permitting Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-05-10T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.R.2148 Marine Renewable Ener... 2 &#183; H.R.264 Save America Comprehe... 2 &#183; H.R.2362 Renewable Energy Perm... 2 &#183; H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisem. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2362/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.Con.Res.121: Encouraging the President to designate 2010 as &amp;quot;The ...</title>
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    <updated>2009-05-05T20:00:00Z</updated>
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[2]; H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisem... [1]; H.Res.799 H.Res.799 [1]; H.R.1283 Military Readiness En... [1]; S.5 Stem Cell Research En... [1]. H.Con.Res.121 H.Con. ... Source: Open Congress : Senate Rules and Administration. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-hc121/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.2148: Marine Renewable Energy Promotion Act of 2009 - U.S. ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2148/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-26:/commentary/9692454</id>
    <updated>2009-04-26T20:00:00Z</updated>
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Supporting Bill, Supporting Senator, Supporting Representative. H.R.2148 Marine Renewable Ener... 2 &#183; H.R.264 Save America Comprehe... 2 &#183; H.R.2362 Renewable Energy Perm... 2 &#183; H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisem. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h2148/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>New Bill Would Regulate Volume of Television Commercials</title>
    <link href="http://www.bennetlaw.com/practice_area.php?id=56&amp;amp;article=1414" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-17:/commentary/4826607</id>
    <updated>2009-04-17T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Bennet &amp;amp; Bennet </name>
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Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) has introduced into the House of Representatives a bill that would regulate the volume level of television commercials relative to the scheduled programming being broadcast. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.bennetlaw.com/practice_area.php?id=56&amp;amp;article=1414&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>i'm in full support of HR 1084. the market shoul...</title>
    <link href="http://www.stoptakingsoma.com/2009/02/more-garbage-legislation.html?showComment=1239812580000#c7906077288369863157" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-04-14:/commentary/4801917</id>
    <updated>2009-04-14T20:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Stop Taking Soma! </name>
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i'm in full support of HR 1084. the market should've fixed it but it hasn't. apparently the ad sales people still sell increased volume spots and everyone's buying them. it's ugly and annoying and needs to stop. it's a simple fix an&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stoptakingsoma.com/2009/02/more-garbage-legislation.html?showComment=1239812580000#c7906077288369863157&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>More Garbage Legislation</title>
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    <updated>2009-02-26T19:00:00Z</updated>
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I have recently discovered the awesomeness that is Google Reader and through this have subscribed to the &#226;&#8364;&#339;Introduced Legislation&#226;&#8364;* feed from GovTrack. So, practically every other day I&#226;&#8364;&#8482;m treated to at least 50+ new pieces of legislation ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.unitedliberty.org/articles/more-garbage-legislation&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1174: FEMA Independence Act of 2009 - U.S. Congress - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1174/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-23:/commentary/7260533</id>
    <updated>2009-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Management, Investigations,... </name>
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HR 1174 The FEMA Independence Act of 2009 Costs $9.65 per family. HR 1084 The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act Costs $0.01 per family. S. 1067 The Lord&amp;#39;s Resistance Army Disarmament and Northern Uganda Recovery Act of . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1174/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>i am strongly in favor of hr 1084, also i think ...</title>
    <link href="http://www.stoptakingsoma.com/2009/02/more-garbage-legislation.html?showComment=1235538420000#c6170943678349936269" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-23:/commentary/6327872</id>
    <updated>2009-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Stop Taking Soma! </name>
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i am strongly in favor of hr 1084, also i think dennis agrees with me. that is really annoying when you&amp;#39;ve calibrated the volume level to the show that you&amp;#39;re watching, and then you have to keep changing it when some annoying loud ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stoptakingsoma.com/2009/02/more-garbage-legislation.html?showComment=1235538420000#c6170943678349936269&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>More Garbage Legislation</title>
    <link href="http://www.stoptakingsoma.com/2009/02/more-garbage-legislation.html" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-23:/commentary/4423849</id>
    <updated>2009-02-23T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Stop Taking Soma! </name>
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I have been wanting to write a post about a particular topic that I've been hearing a lot about lately, but I had something I wanted to include in it that I've not yet been able to get a hold of. So, that post will have to be postponed ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.stoptakingsoma.com/2009/02/more-garbage-legislation.html&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1133: Family Telephone Connection Protection... OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1133/show" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-21:/commentary/5252460</id>
    <updated>2009-02-21T19:00:00Z</updated>
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      <name>Open Congress : Rep. Bobby Rush [D, IL-1] </name>
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The Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet will hold a legislative hearing on H.R. 1147, the Local Community Radio Act of 2009, H.R. 1133, the Family Telephone Connection Protection Act of 2009, and H.R. 1084, . ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1133/show&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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  <entry>
    <title>Eshoo Wants To Shoo Away Loud Commercials on TV</title>
    <link href="http://bennetlaw.com/rss.php?vol=15&amp;amp;issue=8#article6" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-20:/commentary/4414372</id>
    <updated>2009-02-20T19:00:00Z</updated>
    <author>
      <name>Bennet &amp;amp; Bennet </name>
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Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D-CA) has introduced a bill in the House of Representatives that would regulate the volume level of television commercials relative to the scheduled programming being broadcast. Specifically, the Commercial ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://bennetlaw.com/rss.php?vol=15&amp;amp;issue=8#article6&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>A SWAT for a bill that solves an imaginary TV problem | 9to5to9</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-19:/commentary/4379884</id>
    <updated>2009-02-19T19:00:00Z</updated>
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With 21 cosponsors this year's version, HR 1084, is picking up steam - it has a way to go, though, before it reaches last year's level of 93 backers. Its Senate companion, S 3156 by Mississippi Republican Robert Wicker, has two backers. ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://debralegg.com/2009/02/20/a-swat-for-a-bill-that-solves-an-imaginary-tv-problem/&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-18:/commentary/4528339</id>
    <updated>2009-02-18T19:00:00Z</updated>
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&#226;&#8364;&#339;In a voice vote on Wednesday the House passed H.R. 1084, which establishes a Readiness Response Corps so that the United States can deploy civilian personnel in response to crises to support reconstruction and stabilization projects ...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.rapidcityjournal.com/politicalblog/?p=3008&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>Vote: Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act (HR 1084)</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/8883212</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T19:00:00Z</updated>
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Vote: Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act(HR 1084)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;http://www.govit.com/vote/congress.aspx?bill=2009-hr-1084&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=QURDT-7cGoe62wWBod2ZCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFtPkzSGl9z0R7w-EqOkQS0_5L4Aw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/12431235</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=QURDT-7cGoe62wWBod2ZCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFtPkzSGl9z0R7w-EqOkQS0_5L4Aw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/12418553</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=CJhCT_zKB4Lo2AWTpN2LCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFm77k8xiRcIePK8QxSRxr0dK_OVg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=2_FBT7qbCeSg2AWuvcmjCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFmSmq1C095om__3WbHran0kYLA_g" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/12393236</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=2_FBT7qbCeSg2AWuvcmjCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFmSmq1C095om__3WbHran0kYLA_g&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=v0dBT5CRPIb22gXhnaiyCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHILmui7-m8844EWn9GZxa5Z1cBRA" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/12381267</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=v0dBT5CRPIb22gXhnaiyCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHILmui7-m8844EWn9GZxa5Z1cBRA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=q59AT-2_FqXs2QWmqqCBCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNElB0rDys9Nz8i0PzcbhPnPCookgQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/12355356</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=q59AT-2_FqXs2QWmqqCBCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNElB0rDys9Nz8i0PzcbhPnPCookgQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=t_Y_T-qAMKTM2AWe1IyrCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGo1rgJgCXql3GcihopclChYt9_UQ" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/12342704</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=t_Y_T-qAMKTM2AWe1IyrCA&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGo1rgJgCXql3GcihopclChYt9_UQ&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=nQw4T-yYAeOA2wWc4sSaAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFJvP8mA4h918WyhEqYVkVah7Hk-w" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/12128741</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=nQw4T-yYAeOA2wWc4sSaAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFJvP8mA4h918WyhEqYVkVah7Hk-w&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=f3QxT6O5KaeQsQKbifSgBw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFxuiynHa_5PuoWGOQHxbrmbCjj1w" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/12081616</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=f3QxT6O5KaeQsQKbifSgBw&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFxuiynHa_5PuoWGOQHxbrmbCjj1w&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=CSIwT_DYIsnDsQKOw4ydDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGNQeD6s9iXvGzWRuhygm2qFR-mmg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/12067676</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=CSIwT_DYIsnDsQKOw4ydDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGNQeD6s9iXvGzWRuhygm2qFR-mmg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=UnkvT9uQNMm_2QXHg8jgDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFbctAkcQue7hQur8wJ9p2TgG3sRA" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=UnkvT9uQNMm_2QXHg8jgDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFbctAkcQue7hQur8wJ9p2TgG3sRA&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=zCguT5-EGcn3sQKev9SmDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG0Hj3iFU2IEDtgY8WMIS44WNXYsg" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/12016519</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=zCguT5-EGcn3sQKev9SmDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNG0Hj3iFU2IEDtgY8WMIS44WNXYsg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=zn8tT6eJFs3ksQKXwoj6DQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH7vsKRrtp_iaqtFV6OOcuLIP__2w" rel="alternate"/>
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    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=zn8tT6eJFs3ksQKXwoj6DQ&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNH7vsKRrtp_iaqtFV6OOcuLIP__2w&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
    <link href="/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=H9osT9_SKez_sQKVhPitDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHGCIGDkprD9esH1hydNkIz6H9wAw" rel="alternate"/>
    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/11978102</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=H9osT9_SKez_sQKVhPitDg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNHGCIGDkprD9esH1hydNkIz6H9wAw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
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    <id>tag:opencongress.org,2009-02-12:/commentary/11971294</id>
    <updated>2009-02-12T01:00:00Z</updated>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=oi4sT4qrDqrS2AX-2OH9Dg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNGrk0mk2a8gmnfu2KRkLLmjGOQKrg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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    <title>H.R.1084: Commercial Advertisement Loudness ... - OpenCongress</title>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=UeEoT9bRAcn22AW0y5TMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNFLDbKsos704_9Ue4KMqZlgPYKRcw&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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Official government data, breaking news and blog coverage, public comments and user community for H.R.1084 Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;/url?q=http://www.opencongress.org/bill/111-h1084/show&amp;amp;sa=U&amp;amp;ei=oD8mT63AD9DDsQLnh-GMAg&amp;amp;ved=0CB0QmAEwAA&amp;amp;usg=AFQjCNE2FCn4mfj3enSDs5wxDGleSrARYg&quot;&gt;Go to article&lt;/a&gt;    </content>
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