S. 1780 - Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act
Telecommunication. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
- Sponsor:
- John Rockefeller
- Summary:
- A bill to 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. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill has passed through committee and has been put on a legislative calendar.
There have been no votes on this bill.
Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act
S. 1780 — 110th Congress (2007–2008)
- Summary
- A bill to 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. (by CRS)
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- Title
- A bill to 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.
- Other Titles
- Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act
- Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act
- Sponsor
- John Rockefeller
- Co-Sponsors
- Subjects
- Telecommunication
- Administrative procedure
- Children
- Executive departments
- Federal Communications Commission
- Independent regulatory commissions
- Law
- Television and children
- Television programs
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 7/12/2007 Referred to Committee - Bill History
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There have been no votes on this bill.
Action Date Description Introduced 7/12/2007 7/12/2007 Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Put on a legislative calendar 7/19/2007 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. 12/05/2007 Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye without amendment. With written report No. 110-236. Put on a legislative calendar 12/05/2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Average contributions given to Senators from interest groups that…
supported this bill
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opposed this bill
| Chambers of commerce [About] |
Includes reported contributions to congressional campaigns of Senators in office during the 110th U.S. Congress, from interest groups invested in the vote according to MapLight, January 1, 2003 – December 31, 2008.
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org
Contributions by Legislator
Name | Party | State | $ From Interest Groups That Supported | $ From Interest Groups That Opposed |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel K. Akaka | D | HI | $0 | $250 |
| Andrew Lamar Alexander | R | TN | $0 | $1,000 |
| Alan Wayne Allard | R | CO | $0 | $0 |
| John Barrasso | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Max Baucus | D | MT | $0 | $2,500 |
| Birch "Evan" Bayh | D | IN | $0 | $1,000 |
| Bob Bennett | R | UT | $0 | $1,000 |
| Joe Biden | D | DE | $0 | $250 |
| Jesse "Jeff" Bingaman | D | NM | $0 | $0 |
| Christopher "Kit" Bond | R | MO | $0 | $6,450 |
| Barbara Boxer | D | CA | $0 | $11,300 |
| Sherrod Brown | D | OH | $0 | $3,250 |
| Sam Brownback | R | KS | $31,000 | $500 |
| Jim Bunning | R | KY | $0 | $2,000 |
| Richard Burr | R | NC | $6,694 | $12,250 |
| Robert Byrd | D | WV | $0 | $1,250 |
| Maria Cantwell | D | WA | $0 | $250 |
| Ben Cardin | D | MD | $0 | $250 |
| Tom Carper | D | DE | $0 | $10,600 |
| Bob Casey | D | PA | $0 | $500 |
| Clarence Saxby Chambliss | R | GA | $4,900 | $7,000 |
| Hillary Clinton | D | NY | $0 | $15,820 |
| Tom Coburn | R | OK | $11,800 | $250 |
| William Thad Cochran | R | MS | $0 | $0 |
| Norm Coleman | R | MN | $1,000 | $5,780 |
| Susan Collins | R | ME | $0 | $5,700 |
| Gaylord Kent Conrad | D | ND | $0 | $250 |
| Bob Corker | R | TN | $0 | $7,750 |
| John Cornyn | R | TX | $0 | $7,000 |
| Larry Craig | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Mike Crapo | R | ID | $0 | $0 |
| Jim DeMint | R | SC | $11,400 | $20,000 |
| Chris Dodd | D | CT | $0 | $2,000 |
| Mary Elizabeth Dole | R | NC | $4,100 | $250 |
| Pete Domenici | R | NM | $0 | $200 |
| Byron Dorgan | D | ND | $0 | $0 |
| Dick Durbin | D | IL | $0 | $2,250 |
| John Ensign | R | NV | $100 | $1,000 |
| Mike Enzi | R | WY | $0 | $0 |
| Russ Feingold | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Dianne Feinstein | D | CA | $0 | $1,000 |
| Lindsey Graham | R | SC | $1,750 | $9,634 |
| Chuck Grassley | R | IA | $1,000 | $4,500 |
| Judd Gregg | R | NH | $0 | $1,000 |
| Chuck Hagel | R | NE | $0 | $500 |
| Tom Harkin | D | IA | $0 | $500 |
| Orrin Hatch | R | UT | $0 | $5,000 |
| Kay Bailey Hutchison | R | TX | $0 | $1,250 |
| Jim Inhofe | R | OK | $1,500 | $250 |
| Dan Inouye | D | HI | $0 | $0 |
| Johnny Isakson | R | GA | $0 | $8,500 |
| Tim Johnson | D | SD | $0 | $0 |
| Ted Kennedy | D | MA | $0 | $6,500 |
| John Kerry | D | MA | $0 | $0 |
| Amy Klobuchar | D | MN | $0 | $750 |
| Herb Kohl | D | WI | $0 | $0 |
| Jon Kyl | R | AZ | $100 | $3,800 |
| Mary Landrieu | D | LA | $0 | $1,000 |
| Frank Lautenberg | D | NJ | $0 | $250 |
| Patrick Leahy | D | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Carl Levin | D | MI | $0 | $2,250 |
| Joe Lieberman | I | CT | $0 | $1,750 |
| Blanche Lincoln | D | AR | $0 | $8,550 |
| Chester Trent Lott | R | MS | $0 | $2,000 |
| Dick Lugar | R | IN | $0 | $3,000 |
| Mel Martinez | R | FL | $46,644 | $5,500 |
| John McCain | R | AZ | $0 | $0 |
| Claire McCaskill | D | MO | $0 | $0 |
| Addison "Mitch" McConnell | R | KY | $2,650 | $8,000 |
| Bob Menéndez | D | NJ | $0 | $1,000 |
| Barbara Mikulski | D | MD | $0 | $1,500 |
| Lisa Murkowski | R | AK | $0 | $4,000 |
| Patty Murray | D | WA | $0 | $200 |
| Earl "Ben" Nelson | D | NE | $0 | $8,750 |
| Clarence "Bill" Nelson | D | FL | $0 | $1,300 |
| Barack Obama | D | IL | $0 | $1,750 |
| Mark Pryor | D | AR | $0 | $750 |
| John "Jack" Reed | D | RI | $0 | $500 |
| Harry Reid | D | NV | $0 | $2,500 |
| Charles "Pat" Roberts | R | KS | $0 | $450 |
| John "Jay" Rockefeller | D | WV | $0 | $1,750 |
| Ken Salazar | D | CO | $0 | $0 |
| Bernie Sanders | I | VT | $0 | $0 |
| Chuck Schumer | D | NY | $0 | $1,500 |
| Jeff Sessions | R | AL | $0 | $5,500 |
| Richard Shelby | R | AL | $0 | $2,200 |
| Gordon Smith | R | OR | $0 | $3,000 |
| Olympia Snowe | R | ME | $0 | $250 |
| Arlen Specter | D | PA | $0 | $18,550 |
| Debbie Stabenow | D | MI | $0 | $5,250 |
| Ted Stevens | R | AK | $0 | $0 |
| John Sununu | R | NH | $0 | $7,000 |
| Jon Tester | D | MT | $0 | $500 |
| John Thune | R | SD | $39,694 | $1,700 |
| David Vitter | R | LA | $10,150 | $4,000 |
| George Voinovich | R | OH | $0 | $4,000 |
| John Warner | R | VA | $0 | $0 |
| Jim Webb | D | VA | $0 | $1,000 |
| Sheldon Whitehouse | D | RI | $0 | $750 |
| Ron Wyden | D | OR | $0 | $1,000 |
