109 HRES 376 IH: Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Trade Commission should investigate the publication of the video game U.S. House of Representatives 2005-07-22 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.

IV 109th CONGRESS 1st Session H. RES. 376 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES July 22, 2005 Mr. Upton (for himself and Mr. Markey) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce RESOLUTION Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Federal Trade Commission should investigate the publication of the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to determine if the publisher intentionally deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an Adults-Only rating.

Whereas the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas was given a rating of Mature by the Entertainment Software Ratings Board; Whereas the game contains sexually explicit content that is accessible by consumers but that appears to have been hidden from the ratings board in order to avoid the game receiving an Adults Only rating; Whereas the Entertainment Software Ratings Board took swift action in investigating the matter and revoked the Mature rating, ensuring any future sales of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas will be under an Adults Only rating; and Whereas the publisher of the video game, Rockstar Games, may have intentionally deceived the ratings board and consumers: Now, therefore, be it

That it is the sense of the House of Representatives that— (1)the Federal Trade Commission should investigate the publication of the video game Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas to determine if the publisher, Rockstar Games, intentionally deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an Adults-Only rating; and (2)if the Commission determines Rockstar Games to have committed such deception or fraud, the Commission should apply the toughest of penalties.