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S. 193: Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005

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S. 193: Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005

109th Congress · introduced 2005-01-26 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Became Public Law No: 109-235.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2005-01-26 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: 1 recorded vote in our records. Latest: House roll call 230 (2006): On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, S193 (2006-06-07), Passed. See all
  4. Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 109-235. (final step reached)
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

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Official title

Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005

Plain summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.) Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that, if the violator of the terms and conditions of any Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license, permit, or certificate is either a broadcast station licensee or permittee or an applicant for a broadcast license, permit, or certificate, and such violator is determined by the FCC to have broadcast obscene, indecent, or profane language, the amount of forfeiture penalty shall not exceed $325,000 for each violation or day of such violation, to a maximum of $3 million for any single act or failure to act.

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Official text

Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Public Law)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Brownback, Sam [R-KS] · 27 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 193, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2006 (2006-07-05); CBO cost estimate: S. 193, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2006 (2006-07-05)

Cosponsors on this site

John Thune (R-SD), Chuck Grassley (R-IA)

Recorded votes

Sources

Record fed-us-cong109-s193 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong109 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong109