3.0.0 616 2020-02-12T18:54:45Z 2020-02-12T18:54:45Z Senate S S 2005-03-14 109 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2005-03-14T21:25:39Z 2005-03-14 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2650-2652) IntroReferral 2005-03-14 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2649-2650) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-03-14 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N H001016 Sen. Hutchison, Kay Bailey [R-TX] KAY HUTCHISON R TX BAILEY 2005-03-14 True Science, Technology, Communications Administrative procedure Antitrust law Cable television Commerce Congress Congressional reporting requirements Education Educational television Electronic government information Elementary and secondary education Families Federal Communications Commission Fines (Penalties) Forfeiture Government Operations and Politics Government publicity Independent regulatory commissions Internet Law Licenses Pornography Public meetings Radio broadcasting Radio programs Radio stations Standards Television and children Television broadcasting Television programs Television relay systems Television stations Violence in mass media Web sites Science, Technology, Communications 00 2005-03-14 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-04T20:21:39Z Indecent and Gratuitous and Excessively Violent Programming Control Act of 2005 - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to assess the: (1) technological and practical effectiveness of measures that require television broadcast station licensees (licensees) and multichannel video programming distributors (MVPDs) to rate and encode programming that could be blocked by parents; (2) prevalence of violent programming on television; and (3) effectiveness of the current system for rating and encoding violent programming. Requires the FCC, if it determines that current rating and encoding measures are not effective in protecting children from violent or indecent video programming, to initiate and conclude a rulemaking proceeding to: (1) prohibit licensees from broadcasting such programming during children's viewing hours; or (2) adopt measures that adequately protect children from such programming. Provides exemptions, including premium and pay-for-view services.

Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide forfeiture penalties for licensees or license applicants determined to have broadcast obscene, indecent, or profane language or images. Outlines factors to be considered in determining penalty amounts, including: (1) whether the material was live or recorded, scripted or unscripted; (2) whether a time delay blocking mechanism was implemented; (3) the size of the audience and market; and (4) whether the violation occurred during children's viewing hours. Requires public hearings with respect to violations of indecency prohibitions.

Requires licensees or permittees that receive programming from an unaffiliated network to be given reasonable opportunity to review all recorded or scripted programming in advance, and to preempt any violating programming.

Requires each licensee, MVPD, and other programming service to provide a warning of the specific content of each recorded or scripted program it broadcasts.

Directs the FCC to: (1) assess the effectiveness of voluntary programming rating standards; and (2) require each licensee to broadcast daily at least six hours of educational and informational programming.

Expresses the sense of Congress that each licensee, MVPD, and other programming service should reinstitute or adopt provisions set forth in the "Television Code of the National Association of Broadcasters," as adopted on December 6, 1951.

]]> Indecent and Gratuitous and Excessively Violent Programming Control Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Indecent and Gratuitous and Excessively Violent Programming Control Act of 2005 Display Title Indecent and Gratuitous and Excessively Violent Programming Control Act of 2005 Official Title as Introduced A bill to inform the American public and to protect children from increasing depictions of indecent and gratuitous and excessive violent material on television, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2005-03-14T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s616is/xml/BILLS-109s616is.xml 2005-03-14 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2650-2652) 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.