WashingtonWatch.com - Subject: Television programs

S. 3156, The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3156 would require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany....

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S. 3154, The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act

Wed, 18 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

S. 3154 would require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes that the program material they accompany....

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H.R. 6209, The Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act

Mon, 09 Jun 2008 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 6209 would require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany....

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H.R. 4882, The Broadcast Licensing in the Public Interest Act

Wed, 19 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4882 would ensure broadcast station licenses are utilized to serve the public interest....

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H.R. 4834, The Ossie Davis Congressional Gold Medal Act

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 4834 would award a congressional gold medal to Ossie Davis in recognition of his many contributions to the Nation....

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S. 2447, A bill to make a technical correction to section 119 of title 17, United States Code

Tue, 11 Dec 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2447 would make a technical correction to section 119 of title 17, United States Code....

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S. 2375, A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses

Thu, 15 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2375 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses....

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S. 2332, The Media Ownership Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 08 Nov 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 2332 would promote transparency in the adoption of new media ownership rules by the Federal Communications Commission, and it would establish an independent panel to make recommendations on how to increase the representation of women and minorities in broadcast media ownership....

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H.R. 3951, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses

Wed, 24 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3951 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify and make permanent the election to treat certain costs of qualified film and television productions as expenses....

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H.R. 3862, The Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Transition Act of 2007

Tue, 16 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3862 would improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups....

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S. 2125, The Preparing America's Seniors for the Digital Television Transition of [sic] Act of 2007

Tue, 02 Oct 2007 00:00:00 EDT

S. 2125 would improve public awareness in the United States among older individuals and their families and caregivers about the impending Digital Television Transition through the establishment of a Federal interagency taskforce between the Federal Communications Commission, the Administration on Aging, the National Telecommunications and Information Administration, and the outside advice of appropriate members of the aging network and industry groups....

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H.R. 3679, The State Video Tax Fairness Act of 2007

Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3679 would prohibit discrimination in State taxation of multichannel video programming distribution services....

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H.R. 3602, The TV Consumer Freedom Act

Wed, 19 Sep 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3602 would amend the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to retransmission consent and must-carry for cable operators and satellite carriers....

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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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H.R. 3389, To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account

Fri, 03 Aug 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 3389 would amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the election to treat the cost of qualified film and television productions as an expense which is not chargeable to capital account....

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

Thu, 12 Jul 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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H.R. 2738, The Family and Consumer Choice Act of 2007

Fri, 15 Jun 2007 00:00:00 EDT

H.R. 2738 would empower parents to protect children from increasing depictions of indecent material on television....

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S. 602, The Child Safe Viewing Act of 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $0.00

Thu, 15 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

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

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S. 568, The Truth in Video Game Rating Act

Tue, 13 Feb 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 568 would prohibit deceptive conduct in the rating of video and computer games....

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H.R. 602, To amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State

Mon, 22 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 602 would amend section 119 of title 17, United States Code, to allow the secondary transmission to any subscriber in the State of Oklahoma of primary transmissions of local network stations in that State....

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S. 258, A bill to clarify provisions relating to statutory copyright licenses for satellite carriers

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 00:00:00 EST

S. 258 would clarify provisions relating to statutory copyright licenses for satellite carriers....

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H.R. 5252, The Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $85.59

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

H.R. 5252 would make numerous changes to provisions of current law that regulate telecommunications. The act would direct how local governments may issue franchises to providers of video service. The act also would create a new program in the Universal Service Fund (USF) to support the development of broadband service to unserved areas and make other changes to existing USF programs. H.R. 5252 also would authorize the appropriation of funds over the 2007-2011 period for research grants on advanc...

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

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 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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S. 600, The Foreign Affairs Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 - Cost per Average Family: $605.27

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 600 would authorize appropriations of funds in 2006 and 2007 for the Department of State, international assistance programs, and related agencies. The bill also contains provisions that would raise the cost of discretionary programs for famine and reconstruction assistance, debt relief, public diplomacy, personnel, and other programs over the 2007-2010 period....

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S. 1042, The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2006 - Cost per Average Family: $5153.62

Tue, 30 Nov 1999 00:00:00 EST

S. 1042 would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2006 for the military functions of the Department of Defense (DoD), for activities of the Department of Energy (DOE), and for other purposes, including military operations in Iraq and Afghanistan. In addition, the bill would prescribe personnel strengths for each active-duty and selected reserve component of the U.S. armed forces....

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