Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 [US House]

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Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 [US House]

February 16, 2005 10:08:00 pm

HR 310, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005, passed by US House of Representatives, February 16, 2005 [raising the maximum fine for indecent programming to $500,000 for both companies and individual entertainers]. Read the full text of the bill here. Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here.

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