PORNOGRAPHY

Amendments

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H1033, H1034 [11MR]

Bills and resolutions

Computers: increase protections for children from obscene material on the Internet (see H.R. 4305), H2727 [6MY]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (see S. 2056), S721 [9FE] (see S. 2147), S1933 [1MR] (see H.R. 3717), H88 [21JA]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), consideration (see H. Res. 554), H1010 [10MR]

Remarks in House

Computers: regulate the transmission of unsolicited commercial e-mail (S. 877), E5 [20JA], E72, E73 [28JA]

Dept. of Justice: investigation and prosecution of adult obscenity and child exploitation programs funding, H5257, H5258 [7JY]

Internet Safety Day: observance, E1469 [22JY]

Telecommunications: conduct GAO study of complaints to the FCC relative to broadcasting of obscene, indecent, and profane language, H1034 [11MR]

———ensure that broadcast licenses cannot be revoked, or renewal rejected, until appeals have been made and heard, H1033 [11MR]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), H533 [24FE], H756 [3MR], H878 [9MR], H1019-H1035 [11MR], E346 [11MR], E369, E376, E379, E384-E386 [16MR]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), amendment process, H859 [4MR]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), consideration (H. Res. 554), H1015-H1019 [11MR]

Remarks in Senate

FCC: consider size of market or viewing or listening audience in issuance of indecency penalties, S7130 [22JN]

Telecommunications: increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language, S6980-S6982 [17JN], S7063-S7066 [21JN]

———increase penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language (H.R. 3717), S3197 [25MR], S3217 [26MR], S10809 [8OC]

Reports filed

Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation (Senate) (S. 2056) (S. Rept. 108-253), S3631 [5AP]

———Committee on Energy and Commerce (House) (H.R. 3717) (H. Rept. 108-434), H926 [9MR]

Consideration of H.R. 3717, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 554) (H. Rept. 108-436), H1010 [10MR]

Enhancing Federal Obscenity Reporting and Copyright Enforcement Act: Committee on the Judiciary (Senate) (S. 1933), S5949 [20MY]

Statements

Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act: Executive Office of the President, H1019 [11MR]

Texts of

H. Res. 554, consideration of H.R. 3717, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act, H1015 [11MR]

H.R. 3717, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act, H1031-H1033 [11MR]