Stevens Urges Senate to Pass Indecency Bill

STEVENS URGES SENATE TO PASS INDECENCY BILL
[SOURCE: Broadcasting&Cable, AUTHOR: John Eggerton]
As the opportunities for passing legislation this year dwindle down to a precious few, Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Senate Commerce Committee, called on his colleagues to approve a bill that would give the Federal Communications Commission express authority to fine fleeting profanities and nudity, although it would not direct the agency to do so. The bill, the Protecting Children from Indecency Programming Act (S. 1780), was introduced by Sen. Jay Rockefeller (D-W. Va.) after a Federal Appeals Court found that the FCC had not justified its decision to crack down on fleeting profanities. The bill passed in the Senate Commerce Committee but never got a floor vote. It was only filed yesterday, a procedure that signals the committee is seeking a floor vote, though the majority leader controls the calendar.
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* Stevens Urges Passage of Decency Bill
http://www.tvnewsday.com/articles/2007/12/06/daily.5/

* Sen Stevens press release
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