A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children.
The bill’s titles are written by its sponsor.
Sponsor and status
109th Congress (2005–2006)
This bill was introduced in a previous session of Congress and was passed by the Senate on September 13, 2006 but was never passed by the House.
Although this bill was not enacted, its provisions could have become law by being included in another bill. It is common for legislative text to be introduced concurrently in multiple bills (called companion bills), re-introduced in subsequent sessions of Congress in new bills, or added to larger bills (sometimes called omnibus bills).
6 Cosponsors (3 Democrats, 3 Republicans)
History
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May 19, 2004
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Earlier Version —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2447 (108th). |
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Oct 20, 2005
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Introduced
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Mar 8, 2006
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Ordered Reported
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Sep 13, 2006
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Passed Senate (House next)
The bill was passed in a vote in the Senate. It goes to the House next. The vote was by Unanimous Consent so no record of individual votes was made. |
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Mar 21, 2007
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Reintroduced Bill —
Introduced
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 948 (110th). |
S. 1902 (109th) was a bill in the United States Congress.
A bill must be passed by both the House and Senate in identical form and then be signed by the President to become law.
Bills numbers restart every two years. That means there are other bills with the number S. 1902. This is the one from the 109th Congress.
This bill was introduced in the 109th Congress, which met from Jan 4, 2005 to Dec 9, 2006. Legislation not passed by the end of a Congress is cleared from the books.
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