United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 2159 (103rd)
Television Violence Report Card Act of 1993
Introduced
19 May 1993
Last action
3 June 1993 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Sponsors
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1], Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9], Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1], Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7], Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3], Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1], Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2], Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1], Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22], Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT], Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6], Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4], Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1], Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6], Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4], Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12], Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25], Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Television Violence Report Card Act of 1993 - Requires the Federal Communications Commission to: (1) establish a program for evaluating and rating television programs, with respect to the extent of the violence contained in those programs, and sponsors, in terms of the extent to which they sponsor violent programs; and (2) publish each quarter in the Federal Register a Television Violence Report Card that reports such ratings.
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Timeline
19 May 1993
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Source: IntroReferral
19 May 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
19 May 1993
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
3 June 1993
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 19 May 1993 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Inslee, Jay [D-WA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kaptur, Marcy [D-OH-9] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bereuter, Doug [R-NE-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Peterson, Collin C. [D-MN-7] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lloyd, Marilyn [D-TN-3] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Hughes, William J. [D-NJ-2] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Clayton, Eva M. [D-NC-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Poshard, Glenn [D-IL-22] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Sanders, Bernard [I-VT] · I · Cosponsor
- Rep. Danner, Pat [D-MO-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Parker, Mike [R-MS-4] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Furse, Elizabeth [D-OR-1] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gordon, Bart [D-TN-6] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Smith, Christopher H. [R-NJ-4] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Maloney, Carolyn B. [D-NY-12] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Slaughter, Louise McIntosh [D-NY-25] · D · Cosponsor
- Sen. Johnson, Tim [D-SD] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/103rd-congress/house-bill/2159
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/103/hr/2159
- us · 103-hr-2159 · source updated 26 August 2025