3.0.0 3935 2023-01-12T17:52:05Z 2023-01-12T17:52:05Z Senate S S 2006-09-26 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2006-09-26T15:31:44Z Truth in Video Game Rating Act 109 5912 HR 2006-08-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Related bill CRS Truth in Video Game Rating Act 109 6113 HR 2006-09-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Related bill CRS Video Game Decency Act of 2006 109 6120 HR 2006-09-25 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Related bill CRS 2006-09-26 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2006-09-26 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress B000953 Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] SAM BROWNBACK R KS N Commerce Administrative procedure Cable television Child welfare Computer software Congress Congressional investigations Congressional reporting requirements Consumer protection Families Federal Trade Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Interactive media Internet Labeling Law Marketing Motion pictures Pornography Science, Technology, Communications Television programs Video games Violence Commerce 00 2006-09-26 Introduced in Senate 2006-11-22T21:47:02Z Truth in Video Game Rating Act - Requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to prescribe rules that prohibit as an unfair and deceptive act or practice: (1) any rating organization from assigning a content rating to any video or computer game unless it has reviewed its playable content; and (2) any producer, seller, or distributor of such games from withholding or hiding any such content.

Requires the FTC rules also to: (1) require any person submitting to a rating organization a video or computer game with hidden content to accompany it with the codes or methods necessary to access such hidden content; and (2) prohibit a rating organization from providing a content rating that grossly mischaracterizes the game content.

Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the efficacy of the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB) ratings system in assigning appropriate content ratings to video and computer games, and related questions.

]]> Truth in Video Game Rating Act Display Title Truth in Video Game Rating Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to direct the Federal Trade Commission to prescribe rules to prohibit deceptive conduct in the rating of video and computer games and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Short Titles as Introduced Truth in Video Game Rating Act Introduced in Senate 2006-09-26T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s3935is/xml/BILLS-109s3935is.xml 2006-09-26 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.