HR 310 · 109th Congress · Science, Technology, Communications
Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005
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EnactedLatest: Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 17.(2005-02-18)
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Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 - 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 material, the amount of forfeiture penalty shall not exceed $500,000 for each violation. Sets forth: (1) additional factors for determining indecency penalties; (2) indecency penalties for non-licensees; (3) deadlines for actions on complaints; (4) additional remedies for indecent broadcasts; and (4) provisions for license disqualification, revocation, or renewal consideration for violations of indecency prohibitions. Expresses the sense of Congress that broadcast television station licensees should reinstitute a family viewing policy for broadcasters.…
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CBO Cost Estimate
Congressional Budget OfficeH.R. 310, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005
Feb 14, 2005<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 9, 2005</p>
Full CBO report ↗H.R. 310, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005
Feb 14, 2005Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on February 9, 2005
Full CBO report ↗Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office
Cosponsors (20)
2 Democrats18 Republicans