[Congressional Record Volume 151, Number 103 (Tuesday, July 26, 2005)]
[Senate]
[Page S8987]
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  SENATE RESOLUTION 212--EXPRESSING THE SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT THE 
  FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION SHOULD INVESTIGATE THE PUBLICATION OF THE 
   VIDEO GAME ``GRAND THEFT AUTO: SAN ANDREAS'' TO DETERMINE IF THE 
PUBLISHER DECEIVED THE ENTERTAINMENT SOFTWARE RATINGS BOARD TO AVOID AN 
                         ``ADULTS ONLY'' RATING

  Mr. BROWNBACK submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:

                              S. Res. 212

       Whereas the Entertainment Software Ratings Board gave the 
     video game ``Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' a rating of 
     ``Mature'';
       Whereas the video game ``Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' 
     contains sexually explicit content that consumers are able to 
     access but that appears to have been hidden from the 
     Entertainment Software Ratings Board in order to avoid a 
     rating of ``Adults Only'';
       Whereas the Entertainment Software Ratings Board took swift 
     action in investigating the matter and revoked the ``Mature'' 
     rating, ensuring that any future sales of the video game 
     ``Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'' will be under an ``Adults 
     Only'' rating; and
       Whereas Rockstar Games, the publisher of the video game 
     ``Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas'', may have deceived the 
     Entertainment Software Ratings Board and consumers: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That it is the sense of the Senate 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, 
     deceived the Entertainment Software Ratings Board to avoid an 
     ``Adults Only'' rating; and
       (2) if the Federal Trade Commission determines that 
     Rockstar Games committed such deception, the Commission 
     should impose the maximum penalty possible.

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