3.0.0 3032 2023-01-13T04:47:53Z 2023-01-13T04:47:53Z House H HR 2005-06-22 109 hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee House Standing hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee Referred to 2005-07-01T15:53:50Z Referred to 2005-06-22T14:00:25Z 2005-07-01 hsif16 Communications and Technology Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Committee 2005-06-22 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsif00 Energy and Commerce Committee 2005-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2005-06-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress G000410 Rep. Green, Gene [D-TX-29] GENE GREEN D TX 29 N G000544 Rep. Gonzalez, Charles A. [D-TX-20] CHARLES GONZALEZ D TX A. 20 2005-06-22 True Science, Technology, Communications Commerce Consumer education Electronic commerce Labeling Television Television broadcasting Television relay systems Science, Technology, Communications 00 2005-06-22 Introduced in House 2005-08-25T21:15:31Z TV Truth Act of 2005 - Makes it unlawful for a manufacturer to ship in interstate commerce an analog television unless there is displayed clearly and conspicuously, as a removable label on the screen of such television, a disclosure, in both English and Spanish, stating that such analog television will no longer receive a broadcast signal without additional equipment as early as December 31, 2006, when federal law will require broadcast television transmission to change from analog to digital service (with a Federal Communications Commission (FCC) phone number for further information). Makes it unlawful for any distributor to sell at retail or rent such a television unless the distributor places adjacent to such television a sign containing such disclosure.

Provides for enforcement through the Federal Trade Commission.

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