A bill to increase the penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language.
Sponsor and status
109th Congress (2005–2006)
Enacted — Signed by the President on Jun 15, 2006
This bill was enacted after being signed by the President on June 15, 2006.
27 Cosponsors (20 Republicans, 7 Democrats)
History
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Mar 9, 2004
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Earlier Version —
Ordered Reported
This activity took place on a related bill, S. 2056 (108th). |
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Jan 26, 2005
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Introduced
Bills and resolutions are referred to committees which debate the bill before possibly sending it on to the whole chamber. |
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May 18, 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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Jun 7, 2006
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Passed House
The bill was passed by both chambers in identical form. It goes to the President next who may sign or veto the bill. |
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Jun 15, 2006
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Enacted — Signed by the President
The President signed the bill and it became law.
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S. 193 (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. 193. 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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