United States · Resolution · HRES
H.Res. 159 (96th)
A resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the effect on our society of the level of violence depicted on television requires more consideration and study.
Introduced
14 March 1979
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Status
Referred to House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce.
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5 February 2024
Summary
Expresses the sense of the House of Representatives that: (1) those persons responsible for television programming and broadcasting should consider the relationship between the level of violence depicted on television and a distorted view of social reality held by heavy viewers of television; and (2) further investigation of the correlation between the level of violence depicted on television and aggressive, including violent, behavior in children and adults should be pursued.
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summary · EN · 14 March 1979
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/96th-congress/house-resolution/159
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/96/hres/159