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| Broadcast Decency Enforcement Bill Signed into Law |
June 15, 2006 |
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Wilson Led in the Effort for Better FCC Tools to Protect Children
Washington, DC – Congresswoman Heather Wilson today welcomed the Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005 (S. 193), which was signed into law today by President Bush.
Wilson, a House leader in the effort to strengthen broadcast decency enforcement, last week participated in the enrollment ceremony. As a member of the House Energy and Commerce Committee, she has actively worked for better broadcast decency enforcement legislation. The House passed the bill 379-35 on June 6.
“The FCC plays an important role in protecting Americans, particularly children, from indecent programming. The FCC has a statutory mandate to prohibit indecency on broadcasts. This bill improves the FCC’s tools so they can better do that job,” Wilson said. “The penalties have to be costly enough that broadcasters won’t ignore them as merely the cost of doing business.”
The legislation strengthens penalties for violations of Federal Communications Commission rules. It establishes penalties of $325,000 for each violation or day of violation, up to a maximum of $3 million for any single act or failure to act.
Wilson cosponsored the House companion version of the bill, and has been a leader in the House effort to give the FCC the tools to enforce decency rules over the past two years.
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