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Key Votes
HR 3717 - FCC Indecency Penalties Bill - Key Vote
National Key Votes
Tim Holden voted Yea (Passage) on this Legislation.
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Legislation - Placed on Calendar (Senate) - March 26, 2004
Legislation - Bill Passed (House) (390-22) - March 11, 2004(Key vote)
Title: FCC Indecency Penalties Bill
Vote Result
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Vote to pass a bill that would allow the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to levy fines for every airing of "indecent, obscene or profane" material by a broadcaster, up to a maximum of $500,000.
- Provides that fines may be levied on both networks and individual entertainers (Sec. 3).
- Establishes a 180-day time frame from the date of the complaint to determine if the incident was 'indecent' (Sec. 5).
- Provides that the FCC shall hold hearings on the revocation of a broadcaster's license following the third offense under the provisions of this act (Sec. 9).
Sponsors
Co-sponsors
- Robert B. Aderholt (AL - R)
- W. Todd Akin (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Spencer T. Bachus (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard Hugh Baker (LA - R) (Out Of Office)
- J. Gresham Barrett (SC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joe Linus Barton (TX - R)
- Charles F. 'Charlie' Bass (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Bob Beauprez (CO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas K. 'Doug' Bereuter (NE - ) (Out Of Office)
- Robert Marion Berry (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Bilirakis (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roy Blunt (MO - R) (Out Of Office)
- Sherwood L. 'Sherry' Boehlert (NY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Josiah Robins 'Jo' Bonner Jr. (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Mary Whitaker Bono Mack (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John N. Boozman (AR - R) (Out Of Office)
- Allen Boyd Jr. (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jeb E. Bradley (NH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael C. Burgess (TX - R)
- Richard M. Burr (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Stephen E. 'Steve' Buyer (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ken S. Calvert (CA - R)
- David Lee 'Dave' Camp (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Julia M. Carson (IN - D) (Out Of Office)
- John R. Carter (TX - R)
- Tom Cole (OK - R)
- Michael Allen 'Mac' Collins (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jerry F. Costello (IL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Robert E. 'Bud' Cramer (AL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Barbara L. Cubin (WY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John A. Culberson (TX - R)
- Jo Ann S. Davis (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- James 'Jim' Davis (FL - D) (Out Of Office)
- Nathan Deal (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rosa L. DeLauro (CT - D)
- Peter Deutsch (FL - ) (Out Of Office)
- John D. Dingell (MI - D) (Out Of Office)
- John T. Doolittle (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Vernon J. 'Vern' Ehlers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anna G. Eshoo (CA - D)
- Bob R. Etheridge (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Terry Everett (AL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael 'Mike' Ferguson (NJ - R) (Out Of Office)
- James Randy Forbes (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Rodney P. Frelinghuysen (NJ - R)
- Paul E. Gillmor (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles A. 'Charlie' Gonzalez (TX - D) (Out Of Office)
- Virgil H. Goode Jr. (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert W. 'Bob' Goodlatte (VA - R)
- Bart Gordon (TN - D) (Out Of Office)
- Kay Granger (TX - R)
- Mark A. Green (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Raymond Eugene 'Gene' Green (TX - D)
- James C. 'Jim' Greenwood (PA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Ralph Moody Hall (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Melissa A. Hart (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Richard 'Doc' Hastings (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert C. 'Robin' Hayes (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Walter 'Wally' Herger Jr. (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Maurice D. Hinchey (NY - D) (Out Of Office)
- Peter 'Pete' Hoekstra (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas Timothy 'Tim' Holden (PA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Duncan L. Hunter (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy V. 'Tim' Johnson (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Samuel Robert 'Sam' Johnson (TX - R)
- Nancy L. Johnson (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Walter Beaman Jones Jr. (NC - R)
- Marcy Kaptur (OH - D)
- Mark R. Kennedy (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steve A. King (IA - R)
- Mark Steven Kirk (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- John P. Kline (MN - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph K. 'Joe' Knollenberg (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas P. 'Tom' Latham (IA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Steven C. 'Steve' LaTourette (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Ron Lewis (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- John Linder (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Denise L. Majette (GA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Donald A. 'Don' Manzullo (IL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward J. 'Ed' Markey (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- James David 'Jim' Matheson (UT - D) (Out Of Office)
- Karen McCarthy (MO - ) (Out Of Office)
- Douglas Carmichael 'Mike' McIntyre (NC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Jefferson B. 'Jeff' Miller (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gary G. Miller (CA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Candice S. Miller (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Timothy F. 'Tim' Murphy (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Suellen W. 'Sue' Myrick (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- George R. Nethercutt Jr. (WA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Randy Neugebauer (TX - R) (Out Of Office)
- Robert William 'Bob' Ney (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Anne Meagher Northup (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Norwood Jr. (GA - R) (Out Of Office)
- John W. Olver (MA - D) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas William 'Tom' Osborne (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Clement Leroy 'Butch' Otter (ID - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael G. Oxley (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Thomas E. 'Tom' Petri (WI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Chip' Pickering Jr. (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Joseph R. 'Joe' Pitts (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Eugene Price (NC - D)
- Adam H. Putnam (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Jack Quinn (NY - ) (Out Of Office)
- Mike Rogers (MI - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael Dennis 'Mike' Rogers (AL - R)
- Michael Avery 'Mike' Ross (AR - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lucille Roybal-Allard (CA - D)
- Bobby L. Rush (IL - D)
- Jim R. Ryun (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Max A. Sandlin Jr. (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- David Scott (GA - D)
- Peter A. 'Pete' Sessions (TX - R)
- John B. Shadegg (AZ - R) (Out Of Office)
- Christopher H. Shays (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Shimkus (IL - R)
- Bill Shuster (PA - R)
- Robert Ruhl 'Rob' Simmons (CT - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael K. 'Mike' Simpson (ID - R)
- Ike Skelton (MO - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lamar S. Smith (TX - R)
- Christopher H. 'Chris' Smith (NJ - R)
- Nick Smith (MI - ) (Out Of Office)
- Mark Edward Souder (IN - R) (Out Of Office)
- John M. Spratt Jr. (SC - D) (Out Of Office)
- Clifford Bundy 'Cliff' Stearns (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Charles W. 'Charlie' Stenholm (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- William J. 'Billy' Tauzin II (LA - ) (Out Of Office)
- Charles H. Taylor (NC - R) (Out Of Office)
- Gene Taylor (MS - D) (Out Of Office)
- Lee R. Terry (NE - R) (Out Of Office)
- Todd Tiahrt (KS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Tiberi (OH - R) (Out Of Office)
- Patrick J. 'Pat' Toomey (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Michael R. 'Mike' Turner (OH - R)
- James 'Jim' Turner (TX - ) (Out Of Office)
- Greg P. Walden (OR - R)
- Zach Wamp (TN - R) (Out Of Office)
- W. Curtis 'Curt' Weldon (PA - R) (Out Of Office)
- David Weldon (FL - R) (Out Of Office)
- Edward 'Ed' Whitfield (KY - R) (Out Of Office)
- Roger F. Wicker (MS - R) (Out Of Office)
- Addison Graves 'Joe' Wilson Sr. (SC - R)
- Heather A. Wilson (NM - R) (Out Of Office)
- Frank Rudolph Wolf (VA - R) (Out Of Office)
- Albert R. Wynn (MD - D) (Out Of Office)