TV Bill Passes Key Committee

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A bill that would prevent violent programming from being aired on television during hours when children are likely to be watching passed a key Senate committee last week.

Sen. Ernest “Fritz” Hollings, D-S.C., sponsored the “Children’s Protection from Violent Programming Act,” which gained support last week in the wake of a Federal Trade Commission report accusing the entertainment industry of marketing violent content to kids.

The bill argues that “there is a compelling governmental interest in channeling programming with violent content to periods of the day when children are not likely to comprise a substantial portion of the television audience.”

The bill would direct the Federal Communications Commission to determine if the TV content rating system and the V-chip are doing enough to protect kids.





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