A resolution affirming the need to protect children in the United States from indecent programming.

Summary

Expresses the sense of the Senate that the Federal Communications Commission should: (1) reconsider a specified decision of its Enforcement Bureau in light of the public policy considerations in protecting children from indecent broadcasting material; (2) return to enforcing its own standard for indecency in broadcast media as established under a specified declaratory order; (3) undertake new efforts to sanction broadcast licensees that refuse to adhere to the standards established by such order; (4) protect children from the degrading influences of indecent programming; (5) use its authority to protect the public from indecent broadcasts; (6) expeditiously resolve all indecency complaints and consider reviewing all such complaints at the full Commission level; and (7) aggressively investigate and enforce all indecency allegations.

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• Agreed to Senate (text)

  Agreed to Senate · EN · 9 December 2003

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• Agreed to Senate (PDF)

  Agreed to Senate · EN · 9 December 2003

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• Passed Senate without amendment

  summary · EN · 9 December 2003

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• Introduced in Senate

  summary · EN · 9 December 2003

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