3.0.0 568 2023-01-11T19:58:15Z 2023-01-11T19:58:15Z Senate S S 2007-02-13 110 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2007-02-13T20:41:56Z 2007-02-13 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. IntroReferral 2007-02-13 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 Deceptive advertising Families Federal Trade Commission Government Operations and Politics Independent regulatory commissions Interactive media Internet Labeling Law Marketing Motion pictures Pornography Restrictive trade practices Science, Technology, Communications Television programs Video games Violence Commerce 00 2007-02-13 Introduced in Senate 2007-03-20T18:40:35Z Truth in Video Game Rating Act - Prohibits any rating organization from assigning a content rating to any video or computer game unless it has reviewed its entire playable content. Prohibits any producer, seller, or distributor of such games from withholding or hiding any such content from a rating organization.

Requires 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. Prohibits a rating organization from providing a content rating that grossly mischaracterizes the game content.

Makes a violation of a prohibition of this Act an unfair or deceptive act or practice under specified provisions of the Federal Trade Commission Act and requires the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to enforce this Act.

]]> Truth in Video Game Rating Act Official Title as Introduced A bill to prohibit deceptive conduct in the rating of video and computer games, and for other purposes. Introduced in Senate IS Display Title Truth in Video Game Rating Act Short Titles as Introduced Truth in Video Game Rating Act Introduced in Senate 2007-02-13T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-110s568is/xml/BILLS-110s568is.xml 2007-02-13 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.