3.0.0 3315 2020-02-12T18:55:28Z 2020-02-12T18:55:28Z Senate S S 2008-07-23 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2008-07-23T18:58:14Z Video Games Ratings Enforcement Act 110 5990 HR 2008-05-08 Referred to the Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection. Related bill CRS 2008-07-23 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2008-07-23 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress W000437 Sen. Wicker, Roger F. [R-MS] Roger Wicker R MS F. N Commerce Administrative procedure Child welfare Computer software Consumer protection Families Federal Trade Commission Fines (Penalties) Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Labeling Law Lease and rental services Packaging Pornography Restrictive trade practices Retail trade Science, Technology, Communications Signs and signboards Video games Violence Commerce 00 2008-07-23 Introduced in Senate 2008-10-16T15:06:12Z Video Game Rating Enforcement Act of 2008 - Prohibits shipping or distributing in interstate commerce, selling, or renting a video game the outside packaging of which does not contain an age-based content rating determined by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board (ESRB).

Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to require all retail establishments that sell video games to display information about the ESRB content rating system.

Prohibits any person from selling or renting video games containing the ESRB content rating of : (1) "adults only" to any person under the age of 18; or (2) "mature" to any person under the age of 17.

Treats violations of such requirements and prohibitions as an unfair or deceptive act or practice subject to a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 per violation.

]]> Video Game Rating Enforcement Act of 2008 Short Titles as Introduced Video Game Rating Enforcement Act of 2008 Display Title Video Game Rating Enforcement Act of 2008 Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit the distribution or sale of video games that do not have age-based content rating labels, to prohibit the sale or rental of video games with adult content ratings to minors, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate 2008-07-23T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s3315is/xml/BILLS-110s3315is.xml 2008-07-23 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.