Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 310) to increase the penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material, and for other purposes.

H.Res.95 Title: Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.310) to increase the penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material, and for the other purposes. "H.R. 148, National Minority Media Opportunities Act" Title: To require the Federal Communications Commission to report to Congress regarding the ownership and control of broadcast stations used to serve language minorities, and for other purposes. "H.R. 310, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005" Title: To increase the penalties to violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane material, and for other purposes. "H.R. 501, Fairness and Accountability in Broadcasting Act" Title: To enforce the public interest obligations of broadcast station licenses to their local communities. "H.R. 691, Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 2005" Title: To ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators. "H.R. 951, Video Description Restoration Act of 2005" Title: To reinstate the Federal Communications Commission's rules for the description of video programming. "H.R. 998, Local Emergency Radio Service Preservation Act of 2005" Title: To preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose. "H.R. 1420, Families for ED Advertising Decency Act" Title: To prohibit as indecent the broadcasting of any advertisement for a medication for the treatment of erectile dysfunction. "H.R. 1440, Stamp Out Censorship Act of 2005" Title: To prohibit the Federal Communications Commission from imposing penalties for indecent broadcasts on providers of video over cable television systems, satellite carriers, the Internet, or non-broadcast providers. "H.R. 1473, Telecommunications Ownership Diversification Act of 2005" Title: To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for a deferral of tax on gain from the sale of telecommunications businesses in specific circumstances or a tax credit and other incentives to promote diversity of ownership in telecommunications businesses. "H.R. 1622, Broadcast Ownership for the 21st Century Act" Title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce restrictions on media ownership, and for other purposes. "H.R. 1665, Localism in Broadcasting Reform Act of 2005" Title: To shorten the term of broadcasting licenses under the Communications Act of 1934 from 8 to 3 years, to provide better public access to broadcasters' public interest issues and programs lists and children's programming reports, and for other purposes. "H.R. 2354, TV Consumer Choice Act" Title: To prohibit the FCC from requiring digital television tuners in television receivers. "H.R. 2359, Digital Television Accountability and Governance Enhancement Act of 2005 or the DTV-AGE Act" Title: To establish minimum public interest requirements for multi-cast digital television channels. "H.R. 2422, Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court of U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides. Title: To allow media coverage of court proceedings. "H.R. 3032, TV Truth Act of 2005" Title: To require manufacturers and retailers to provide disclosure to consumers that analog televisions will no longer receive broadcast transmissions after the public broadcast spectrum changes to digital after December 31, 2006. "H.R. 3298, Television Viewer Consumer Protection Act of 2005" Title: To provide for the efficacy of television ratings services, and for other purposes. "H.R. 3302, Media Ownership Reform Act of 2005" Title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent excessive concentration of ownership of the nation's media outlets, to restore fairness in broadcasting, and to foster and promote localism, diversity, and competition in the media. "H.R. 3731, Enhance and Protect Local Community Radio Act of 2005" Title: To implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications Commission report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. "H.R. 4124, Children and Media Research Advancement Act or the CAMRA Act" Title: To amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children. "H.R. 4569, Digital Transition Content Security Act of 2005" Title: To require certain analog conversion devices to preserve digital content security measures. "H.R. 4626, Re-channelization of Public Spectrum Acto" Title: To rechannelize spectrum in the 700 megahertz band to promote the deployment of commercial broadband technologies to facilitate interoperable communications for public safety. "H.R. 5085, American Broadband for Communities Act" Title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to promote and expedite wireless broadband deployment in rural and other areas, and for other purposes. "H.R.5252, Communications Opportunity, Promotion, and Enhancement Act of 2006" Title: To promote the deployment of broadband networks and services. "H.R.5556, Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act" Title: To estalish a unified national hazard alert system, and for other purposes. "S.193, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005" Title: A bill to increase the penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibations against transmission of obscene, indecent, and profane language. "S.312, Local Community Radio Act of 2005" Title: A bill to implement the recommendations of the Federal Communications report to the Congress regarding low-power FM service. "S.383, Localism in Broadcasting Reform Act of 2005" Title: A bill to shorten the term of broadcasting licenses under the Communications Act of 1934 from 8 to 3 years, to provide better public access to broadcasters' public interest issues and programs lists and children's programming reports, and for other purposes. 'S.616, Indecent and Gratuitous and Excessively Violent Programming Control Act of 2005" Title: A bill to inform the American public and to protect children from increasing depictions of indecent and gratuitous and excessive violent material on television, and for other purposes. "S.799, Prevention of Childhood Obesity Act" Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the coordination of Federal Government policies and activities to prevent obesity in childhood, to provide for State childhood obesity prevention and control, and to establish grant programs to prevent childhood obesity within homes, schools, and communities. "S.900, Television Information-Enhancement for the Visually Impaired Act or the TIVI Act" Title: A bill to reinstate the Federal Communications Commission's rules for the description of video programming. "S.946, Kid Friendly TV Programming Act of 2005" Title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require multi-channel video programming distributions to provide a kid-friendly tier of programming. "S.967, Truth in Broadcasting Act of 2005" Title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure that prepackaged news stories contain announcements that inform viewers that the information within was provided by the United States Government, and for other purposes. "S.1023, Digital Opportunity Investment Trust Act" Title: A bill to provide for the establishment of a Digital Opportunity Investment Trust. "S.1236, Amateur Radio Spectrum Protection Act of 2005" Title: A bill to ensure the availability of spectrum to amateur radio operators. "S.1349, Video Choice Act of 2005" Title: A bill to promote deployment of competitive video services, eliminate redundant and unnecessary regulation, and further the development of next generation broadband networks. "S.1372, Fairness, Accuracy, Inclusivity, and Responsiveness in Ratings Act of 2005 or FAIR Ratings Act" Title: A bill to provide for the accuracy of television ratings services, and for other purposes. "S.1600, Digital Translator and Low-Power Television Transition Assistance Act" Title: To amend the Communications Act of 1934 to ensure full access to digital television in areas served by low-power television. "S.1753, Warning, Alert, and Response Network Act" Title: A bill to establish a unified national hazard alert system, and for other purposes. "S.1902, Children and Media Research Advancement Act or the CAMRA Act" Title: A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize funding for the establishment of a program on children and the media within the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to study the role and impact of electronic media in the development of children. "S.2327, Wireless Innovation Act of 2006 of WINN Act" Title: A bill to require the FCC to issue a final order regarding white spaces. "S.2332, American Broadband for Communities Act" Title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to promote and expedite wireless broadband deployment in rural and other areas, and for other purposes. "S.2418, Local Emergency Radio Service Protection Act of 2006" Title: A bill to preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose. "S. 2418, Local Emergency Radio Service Protection Act of 2006" Title: A bill to preserve local radio broadcast emergency and other services and to require the Federal Communications Commission to conduct a rulemaking for that purpose. "S.2686, Communications, Consumer's Choice, and Broadband Deployment Act of 2006" Title: A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 and for other purposes. MM 00-167- Childrens Television Obligations of Digital Television Broadcasters. In this proceeding, certain broadcast and cable networks and public interest groups request the FCC to adopt children's television rules based on their joint settlement agreement. DA 01-1264- NASA Petition for Inquiry in to Network Practices. In this proceeding the broadcast network affiliates seek FCC clarification of certain Commission rules governing the relationship of affiliates and networks. WT- 05-7- The Incompatibility of Qualcomms Petition for Declaratory Ruling with the Administrative Procedure Act. In this proceeding, Qualcomm seeks, with respect to its MediaFLO network, FCC adoption of OET-69 to demonstrate compliance with the TV/DTV interference protection criteria of Section 27.60 of the Rules; FCC adoption that a de minimus threshold of 2% be established as the acceptable standard for interference; and FCC establishment of streamlined processing procedures for its submissions. CG 05-231- Closed Captioning of Video Programming. In this proceeding, the FCC seeks comment on the current status of the Commission's closed captioning rules and whether any revisions should be made to enhance the effectiveness of those rules; and several compliance and quality issues. CG 02-278- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. In this proceeding, the FCC seeks comment on a petition for declaratory ruling filed by the Fax Ban Coalition, which asks the Commission to affirm that it has the exclusive authority to regulate interstate commercial fax messages. CG 05-338- Rules and Regulations Implementing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991. In this proceeding, the FCC seeks to adopt rules mandated by Congress in the Junk Fax Prevention Act of 1991, which permits the sending of unsolicited facsimile advertisements to individuals and businesses with which the sender has an established business relationship and to provide a process by which a sender must cease sending such advertisements upon the request of the recipient.