S. 1780 - Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act

Telecommunication. 110th Congress (2007-2008) View bill details
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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
Introduced7/12/2007
Referred to Committee
Bill History

There have been no votes on this bill.

ActionDateDescription
Introduced7/12/2007
7/12/2007Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Put on a legislative calendar7/19/2007Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
12/05/2007Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye without amendment. With written report No. 110-236.
Put on a legislative calendar12/05/2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 521.
NumberSponsorDate OfferedStatus
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Contributions

  1. January - February 2003 For $1,000 Against $-1,250
  2. March - April 2003 For $17,400 Against $20,050
  3. May - June 2003 For $1,000 Against $10,250
  4. July - August 2003 For $8,000 Against $2,000
  5. September - October 2003 For $2,000 Against $8,200
  6. November - December 2003 For $400 Against $13,850
  7. January - February 2004 For $1,500 Against $1,450
  8. March - April 2004 For $29,350 Against $8,750
  9. May - June 2004 For $21,394 Against $28,250
  10. July - August 2004 For $32,244 Against $7,000
  11. September - October 2004 For $46,594 Against $16,100
  12. November - December 2004 For $-1,750 Against $7,500
  13. January - February 2005 For $0 Against $1,500
  14. March - April 2005 For $0 Against $14,100
  15. May - June 2005 For $200 Against $1,700
  16. July - August 2005 For $0 Against $3,750
  17. September - October 2005 For $0 Against $5,970
  18. November - December 2005 For $0 Against $4,000
  19. January - February 2006 For $0 Against $750
  20. March - April 2006 For $0 Against $13,700
  21. May - June 2006 For $0 Against $5,500
  22. July - August 2006 For $0 Against $4,250
  23. September - October 2006 For $0 Against $16,500
  24. November - December 2006 For $0 Against $1,000
  25. January - February 2007 For $0 Against $3,000
  26. March - April 2007 For $1,000 Against $11,750
  27. May - June 2007 For $1,000 Against $15,384
  28. July - August 2007 For $1,600 Against $5,450
  29. September - October 2007 For $0 Against $7,700
  30. November - December 2007 For $500 Against $9,550
  31. January - February 2008 For $0 Against $1,000
  32. March - April 2008 For $0 Against $13,500
  33. May - June 2008 For $2,250 Against $10,300
  34. July - August 2008 For $700 Against $2,030
  35. September - October 2008 For $3,950 Against $7,950
  36. November - December 2008 For $4,150 Against $3,500

Votes

    2 Organizations Supported and 2 Opposed; See Which Ones

    Organizations that took a position on
    Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act

    2 organizations supported this bill

    Concerned Women for America
    (n.d.). Concerned Women of America; "For Mature Audiences Only"; Latoya Cain; 9-25-2007. Retrieved n.d., from .
    Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Southern Baptist Convention
    (n.d.). Ethics and Religious Liberty Commission of the Souther Baptist Convention; "Calls, e-mails help shift broadcast decency bill into gear"; Doug Carlson; 12-11-2007. Retrieved n.d., from .

    2 organizations opposed this bill

    American Civil Liberties Union
    (n.d.). ACLU; "Fleeting Expletives Legislation Talking Points". Retrieved n.d., from .
    U. S. Chamber of Commerce
    (n.d.). US Chamber of Commerce; "Letter Opposing S. 1780"; R. Bruce Josten; 7-17-2007. Retrieved n.d., from .

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    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 by Legislator

    Namesort iconPartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$250
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$1,000
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
    John BarrassoRWY$0$0
    Max BaucusDMT$0$2,500
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$1,000
    Bob BennettRUT$0$1,000
    Joe BidenDDE$0$250
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$6,450
    Barbara BoxerDCA$0$11,300
    Sherrod BrownDOH$0$3,250
    Sam BrownbackRKS$31,000$500
    Jim BunningRKY$0$2,000
    Richard BurrRNC$6,694$12,250
    Robert ByrdDWV$0$1,250
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$250
    Ben CardinDMD$0$250
    Tom CarperDDE$0$10,600
    Bob CaseyDPA$0$500
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$4,900$7,000
    Hillary ClintonDNY$0$15,820
    Tom CoburnROK$11,800$250
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$1,000$5,780
    Susan CollinsRME$0$5,700
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$250
    Bob CorkerRTN$0$7,750
    John CornynRTX$0$7,000
    Larry CraigRID$0$0
    Mike CrapoRID$0$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$11,400$20,000
    Chris DoddDCT$0$2,000
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$4,100$250
    Pete DomeniciRNM$0$200
    Byron DorganDND$0$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$0$2,250
    John EnsignRNV$100$1,000
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$0$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$1,000
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,750$9,634
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$1,000$4,500
    Judd GreggRNH$0$1,000
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$500
    Tom HarkinDIA$0$500
    Orrin HatchRUT$0$5,000
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$1,250
    Jim InhofeROK$1,500$250
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$8,500
    Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$0$6,500
    John KerryDMA$0$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$0$750
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$100$3,800
    Mary LandrieuDLA$0$1,000
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$250
    Patrick LeahyDVT$0$0
    Carl LevinDMI$0$2,250
    Joe LiebermanICT$0$1,750
    Blanche LincolnDAR$0$8,550
    Chester Trent LottRMS$0$2,000
    Dick LugarRIN$0$3,000
    Mel MartinezRFL$46,644$5,500
    John McCainRAZ$0$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$0$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$2,650$8,000
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$1,000
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$1,500
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$4,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$0$200
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$8,750
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$1,300
    Barack ObamaDIL$0$1,750
    Mark PryorDAR$0$750
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$500
    Harry ReidDNV$0$2,500
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$450
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$1,750
    Ken SalazarDCO$0$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$0$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$0$1,500
    Jeff SessionsRAL$0$5,500
    Richard ShelbyRAL$0$2,200
    Gordon SmithROR$0$3,000
    Olympia SnoweRME$0$250
    Arlen SpecterDPA$0$18,550
    Debbie StabenowDMI$0$5,250
    Ted StevensRAK$0$0
    John SununuRNH$0$7,000
    Jon TesterDMT$0$500
    John ThuneRSD$39,694$1,700
    David VitterRLA$10,150$4,000
    George VoinovichROH$0$4,000
    John WarnerRVA$0$0
    Jim WebbDVA$0$1,000
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$750
    Ron WydenDOR$0$1,000

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    NamePartyState$ From Interest Groups
    That Supported
    $ From Interest Groups
    That Opposed
    Daniel K. AkakaDHI$0$250
    Andrew Lamar AlexanderRTN$0$1,000
    Alan Wayne AllardRCO$0$0
    John BarrassoRWY$0$0
    Max BaucusDMT$0$2,500
    Birch "Evan" BayhDIN$0$1,000
    Bob BennettRUT$0$1,000
    Joe BidenDDE$0$250
    Jesse "Jeff" BingamanDNM$0$0
    Christopher "Kit" BondRMO$0$6,450
    Barbara BoxerDCA$0$11,300
    Sherrod BrownDOH$0$3,250
    Sam BrownbackRKS$31,000$500
    Jim BunningRKY$0$2,000
    Richard BurrRNC$6,694$12,250
    Robert ByrdDWV$0$1,250
    Maria CantwellDWA$0$250
    Ben CardinDMD$0$250
    Tom CarperDDE$0$10,600
    Bob CaseyDPA$0$500
    Clarence Saxby ChamblissRGA$4,900$7,000
    Hillary ClintonDNY$0$15,820
    Tom CoburnROK$11,800$250
    William Thad CochranRMS$0$0
    Norm ColemanRMN$1,000$5,780
    Susan CollinsRME$0$5,700
    Gaylord Kent ConradDND$0$250
    Bob CorkerRTN$0$7,750
    John CornynRTX$0$7,000
    Larry CraigRID$0$0
    Mike CrapoRID$0$0
    Jim DeMintRSC$11,400$20,000
    Chris DoddDCT$0$2,000
    Mary Elizabeth DoleRNC$4,100$250
    Pete DomeniciRNM$0$200
    Byron DorganDND$0$0
    Dick DurbinDIL$0$2,250
    John EnsignRNV$100$1,000
    Mike EnziRWY$0$0
    Russ FeingoldDWI$0$0
    Dianne FeinsteinDCA$0$1,000
    Lindsey GrahamRSC$1,750$9,634
    Chuck GrassleyRIA$1,000$4,500
    Judd GreggRNH$0$1,000
    Chuck HagelRNE$0$500
    Tom HarkinDIA$0$500
    Orrin HatchRUT$0$5,000
    Kay Bailey HutchisonRTX$0$1,250
    Jim InhofeROK$1,500$250
    Dan InouyeDHI$0$0
    Johnny IsaksonRGA$0$8,500
    Tim JohnsonDSD$0$0
    Ted KennedyDMA$0$6,500
    John KerryDMA$0$0
    Amy KlobucharDMN$0$750
    Herb KohlDWI$0$0
    Jon KylRAZ$100$3,800
    Mary LandrieuDLA$0$1,000
    Frank LautenbergDNJ$0$250
    Patrick LeahyDVT$0$0
    Carl LevinDMI$0$2,250
    Joe LiebermanICT$0$1,750
    Blanche LincolnDAR$0$8,550
    Chester Trent LottRMS$0$2,000
    Dick LugarRIN$0$3,000
    Mel MartinezRFL$46,644$5,500
    John McCainRAZ$0$0
    Claire McCaskillDMO$0$0
    Addison "Mitch" McConnellRKY$2,650$8,000
    Bob MenéndezDNJ$0$1,000
    Barbara MikulskiDMD$0$1,500
    Lisa MurkowskiRAK$0$4,000
    Patty MurrayDWA$0$200
    Earl "Ben" NelsonDNE$0$8,750
    Clarence "Bill" NelsonDFL$0$1,300
    Barack ObamaDIL$0$1,750
    Mark PryorDAR$0$750
    John "Jack" ReedDRI$0$500
    Harry ReidDNV$0$2,500
    Charles "Pat" RobertsRKS$0$450
    John "Jay" RockefellerDWV$0$1,750
    Ken SalazarDCO$0$0
    Bernie SandersIVT$0$0
    Chuck SchumerDNY$0$1,500
    Jeff SessionsRAL$0$5,500
    Richard ShelbyRAL$0$2,200
    Gordon SmithROR$0$3,000
    Olympia SnoweRME$0$250
    Arlen SpecterDPA$0$18,550
    Debbie StabenowDMI$0$5,250
    Ted StevensRAK$0$0
    John SununuRNH$0$7,000
    Jon TesterDMT$0$500
    John ThuneRSD$39,694$1,700
    David VitterRLA$10,150$4,000
    George VoinovichROH$0$4,000
    John WarnerRVA$0$0
    Jim WebbDVA$0$1,000
    Sheldon WhitehouseDRI$0$750
    Ron WydenDOR$0$1,000

    Interest Groups that supported this bill

    $ Donated
    Christian Conservative$174,482

    Interest Groups that opposed this bill

    $ Donated
    Chambers of commerce$285,984
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