3.0.0 134 2023-01-11T13:23:29Z 2023-01-11T13:23:29Z Senate S S 2013-01-24 113 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2013-12-17T21:05:14Z Markup by 2013-07-30T21:32:36Z Referred to 2013-01-24T21:51:59Z S. Rept. 113-126 2013-12-17 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262. Calendars 2013-12-17 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-126. Committee 2013-12-17 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-126. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee 2013-07-30 sscm00 Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably. Committee 2013-01-24 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 S288) IntroReferral 2013-01-24 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S287-288) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2013-01-24 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress R000361 Sen. Rockefeller, John D., IV [D-WV] JAY ROCKEFELLER D WV N B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2013-01-24 True C000560 Sen. Coburn, Tom [R-OK] TOM COBURN R OK 2013-01-24 True J000291 Sen. Johanns, Mike [R-NE] Mike Johanns R NE 2013-01-24 True H001041 Sen. Heller, Dean [R-NV] Dean Heller R NV 2013-01-24 True K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2013-02-07 False P000590 Sen. Pryor, Mark L. [D-AR] Mark Pryor D AR Lunsford 2013-07-24 False Commerce Child health Congressional oversight Games and hobbies Government studies and investigations Internet and video services Internet, web applications, social media Mental health Violent crime Commerce 00 2013-01-24 Introduced in Senate 2013-02-22T14:44:36Z Violent Content Research Act of 2013 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS), jointly, to undertake to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a comprehensive study and investigation of whether there is a connection between exposure to violent video games and programming and harmful effects on children.

Requires such investigation to consider whether: (1) such exposure causes children to act aggressively or causes other measurable harm to children, has a harmful effect on children already prone to aggressive behavior or on other identifiable groups of children, and causes effects distinguishable from other types of media; (2) any identified harm has a direct and long-lasting impact on a child's well-being; and (3) current or emerging characteristics of video games have a unique impact on children, considering video games' interactive nature and the personal and vivid way violence might be portrayed in such video games.

Requires such agencies, in entering into any such arrangements, to request the NAS to report the results to Congress, FTC, FCC, and HSS.

]]> 01 2013-12-17 Reported to Senate with amendment(s) 2013-12-24T18:54:34Z Violent Content Research Act of 2013 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS), jointly, to undertake to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a comprehensive study and investigation of whether exposure to violent video games and programming has a harmful effect on children that is distinguishable from any other factors.

Requires such study and investigation to consider whether: (1) such exposure causes children to act aggressively or causes other measurable harm to children, has a disproportionately harmful effect on the behavior of children already prone to aggression or on the behavior of other identifiable groups of children, and has a harmful effect that is distinguishable from other types of media; (2) any identified harm has a direct and long-lasting impact on a child's well-being; and (3) current or emerging characteristics of violent video games have a uniquely harmful effect on the behavior of children, considering video games' concretely interactive nature.

Requires an identification of gaps in current research which, if closed, could provide information regarding any causal connection between such exposure and children's behavior.

Requires such agencies, in entering into any such arrangements, to request the NAS to report the results to Congress, FTC, FCC, and HSS.

]]> Violent Content Research Act of 2013 Display Title Violent Content Research Act of 2013 Short Titles as Introduced Violent Content Research Act of 2013 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Violent Content Research Act of 2013 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to arrange for the National Academy of Sciences to study the impact of violent video games and violent video programming on children. Reported to Senate 2013-12-17T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s134rs/xml/BILLS-113s134rs.xml Introduced in Senate 2013-01-24T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-113s134is/xml/BILLS-113s134is.xml 2013-12-17 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262. 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.