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H.R. 3559, The Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act

Tue, 18 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3559 would require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent....

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S. 1780, The Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Wed, 12 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1780 would require the FCC, in enforcing its regulations concerning the broadcast of indecent programming, to maintain a policy that a single word or image may be considered indecent....

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P.L. 110-452, The Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Tue, 14 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 602 would develop the next generation of parental control technology....

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S. 948, The CAMRA Act

Wed, 21 Mar 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 948 would amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children....

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S. 1902, The CAMRA Act - Cost per Average Family: $0.04

Thu, 17 Aug 2006 00:00:00 EDT

S. 1902 would direct the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to promote research on the effects of electronic media on children. The bill would authorize the appropriation of such sums as are necessary to implement those policies....

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S. 525, The Caring for Children Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $122.22

Wed, 16 Mar 2005 00:00:00 EST

S. 525, the Caring for Children Act of 2005, would amend and reauthorize the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990. The Child Care and Development Block Grant (CCDBG) program was authorized through 2002 by that act and has been authorized in appropriation acts since then; it is currently authorized through 2005 by the Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2005 (Public Law 108-447). The bill also would create a new demonstration grant program and increase set-asides for quality improvemen...

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H.R. 310, The Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 - Cost per Average Family: $0.09

Mon, 14 Feb 2005 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 310 would increase the monetary penalties assessed by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for broadcasting obscene, indecent, or profane material. For broadcast licensees, the maximum penalty for each violation would increase from about $25,000 to $500,000. The maximum penalty for individuals would increase from about $10,000 to $500,000....

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