A bill to exempt certain activities from provisions of the antitrust laws.
Television Violence and Indecent Material Act - Exempts from the antitrust laws any joint discussion, consideration, review, action, or agreement by or among persons in the television industry for developing and disseminating voluntary guidelines designed to alleviate the negative impact of violence, illegal drug use, and sexually explicit material in telecast material, provided the joint action does not result in a boycott of any person. Applies such exemption to only those joint activities engaged in within 37 months after enactment of this Act.
Defines "person in the television industry" to include any entity which produces programming for television distribution.
Indefinitely postponed by Senate by Unanimous Consent.
Laid on the table. See S. 593 for further action.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Economic and Commercial Law.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Committee on Judiciary discharged.
Mr. Brooks asked unanimous consent to discharge from committee and consider.
The House struck all after the enacting clause and inserted in lieu thereof the provisions of a similar measure H.R. 1391. Agreed to without objection.
Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed without objection.
On passage Passed without objection.
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
A similar measure H.R. 1391 was laid on the table without objection.
Message on House action received in Senate and held at desk: House amendments to Senate bill.
Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent.
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Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate concurred in the House amendment with an amendment (SP1176) by Voice Vote.
Senate concurred in the House amendment with an amendment (SP1176) by Voice Vote.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Mr. Kastenmeier asked unanimous consent to disagree to the Senate amendment and to request a conference. Agreed to without objection.
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
AUTHORITY TO APPOINT CONFEREES - By unamimous consent, the Speaker reserved the right to appoint conferees.
Mr. Kastenmeier, by unanimous consent, withdrew his previous motion to disagree to the Senate amendment and to request a conference. By unanimous consent, the bill was returned to the Speaker's table.
See also S. 2648.