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H.R. 2159 (103rd)

Television Violence Report Card Act of 1993

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

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

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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

  1. 19 May 1993

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 19 May 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 19 May 1993

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 3 June 1993

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.

    Source: Committee

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  • Introduced in House (text)

    Introduced in House · EN · 19 May 1993

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