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WASHINGTON The U.S. House in a 379-35 vote on Wednesday passed a bill to increase fines for broadcast indecency tenfold, sending the measure on for the president’s signature.
The bill, which originated in the Senate, would increase maximum fines for broadcast indecency to $325,000. It leaves unchanged federal standards for judging whether programming is indecent.
The bill lacks measures included in earlier House-passed legislation that stalled in the Senate, such as lowering barriers to fining performers and jeopardizing broadcast licenses after three offenses.
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