H.R. 5919: Family Choice Act of 2006
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H.R. 5919: Family Choice Act of 2006
109th Congress · introduced 2006-07-27 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2006-07-27 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Family Choice Act of 2006
Plain summary
Family Choice Act of 2006 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal Communications Commission to adopt rules to protect children from indecent video programming carried by a multichannel video programming distributor (MVPD). Gives MVPDs the option to either: (1) not transmit indecent or profane material in the expanded basic tier between 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.; (2) scramble or block any channel that a subscriber does not wish to receive; or (3) allow a subscriber to subscribe to a family tier of programming (defined as including all channels on the expanded basic tier, except those that carry programs rated TV-14 or TV-MA during those hours). Requires MVPDs that elect to scramble or block channels to issue credit to a subscriber for any channel the subscriber elects to block. Requires MVPDs that elect to provide a family tier to allow a subscriber to obtain the family tier of programming for one or more of the subscriber's reception devices while simultaneously obtaining other tiers for other of the subscriber's reception devices.
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Family Choice Act of 2006
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Lipinski, Daniel [D-IL-3] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-109hr5919.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/109/hr>
Record fed-us-cong109-hr5919 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109