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S. 134: Violent Content Research Act of 2013
- Introduced:
- Jan 24, 2013
- Status:
- Reported by Committee on Jul 30, 2013
- Prognosis
- 36% chance of being enacted
Status
The committees assigned to this bill sent it to the House or Senate as a whole for consideration on July 30, 2013.
Introduced
Jan 24, 2013
Reported by Committee
Jul 30, 2013
Passed Senate
Passed House
Enacted — Signed by the President
About the bill
- Sponsor
- John “Jay” Rockefeller IV
Senior Senator from West Virginia
- Party
- Democrat
- Text
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- Last Updated
- Dec 17, 2013
- Length
- 10 pages
- Full Title
A bill to arrange for the National Academy of Sciences to study the impact of violent video games and violent video programming on children.
- Summary
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No summaries available.
- Prognosis
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36% chance of being enacted.
Only about 23% of bills that made it past committee in 2011–2013 were enacted. [show factors | methodology]
Details
- Cosponsors
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6 cosponsors (3R, 3D) (show)
- Committee Assignments
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Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation
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- Votes
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There have been no votes related to this bill.
Notes, links & tools
- Notes
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The “S.” in S. 134 means this is a Senate bill.
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The bill’s title was written by its sponsor.
- Primary Source
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THOMAS.gov (The Library of Congress)
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Library of Congress Summary
The summary below was written by the Congressional Research Service, which is a nonpartisan division of the Library of Congress.
Violent Content Research Act of 2013 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS), jointly, to undertake to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a comprehensive study and investigation of whether exposure to violent video games and programming has a harmful effect on children that is distinguishable from any other factors.
Requires such study and investigation to consider whether:
(1) such exposure causes children to act aggressively or causes other measurable harm to children, has a disproportionately harmful effect on the behavior of children already prone to aggression or on the behavior of other identifiable groups of children, and has a harmful effect that is distinguishable from other types of media;
(2) any identified harm has a direct and long-lasting impact on a child's well-being; and
(3) current or emerging characteristics of violent video games have a uniquely harmful effect on the behavior of children, considering video games' concretely interactive nature.
Requires an identification of gaps in current research which, if closed, could provide information regarding any causal connection between such exposure and children's behavior.
Requires such agencies, in entering into any such arrangements, to request the NAS to report the results to Congress, FTC, FCC, and HSS.
House Republican Conference Summary
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