Senate Panel OKs Indecency Bill

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WASHINGTON In what might have been record time, the Senate Commerce Committee on Thursday approved legislation aimed at reinstating the FCC’s authority to fine broadcasters for a slip of the tongue. The measure was passed in less than five minutes on a voice vote without debate or dissent.

The Protecting Children From Indecent Programming Act is Congress’ attempt to overturn a June decision by a federal appeals court in New York that tossed out the FCC indecency regulation that said a fleeting reference gets broadcasters a fine for indecency.

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