HR 3717 · 108th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications
Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004
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EnactedLatest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 464.(2004-03-26)
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Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that, if the violator of the terms and conditions of any Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license, permit, or certificate is either a broadcast station licensee or permittee or an applicant for a broadcast license, permit, or certificate, and such violator is determined by the FCC to have broadcast obscene, indecent, or profane language, the amount of forfeiture penalty shall not exceed $275,000 for each violation or day of such violation, to a maximum of $3 million for any single act or failure to act.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 3717, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004
Mar 8, 2004<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 3, 2004</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 3717, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004
Mar 8, 2004Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on March 3, 2004
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
4 Democrats16 Republicans