Truth in Broadcasting Act of 2005

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Never voted on. It didn't reach a floor vote before the 109th Congress ended, so it expired. A bill has to be introduced again to be considered in a new Congress.

D LautenbergSponsor

10 cosponsors · 10 D

6 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.

Prepackaged News Story Announcement Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require that any prepackaged news story produced by or on behalf of a federal agency and intended for broadcast over the air or distribution by a multichannel video programming distributor within the United States contain a clear notification that it was prepared or…

What it does: CRS summary · Reported to Senate with amendment(s) · Dec 20, 2005

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Prepackaged News Story Announcement Act of 2005

Latest action (Dec 20, 2005): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 352.

Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Apr 28, 2005

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.