101st Congress > Senate > Vote 71

Date: May 31, 1989

Result: 91-0 (Amendment Agreed to)

Clerk session vote number: 71

Vote Subject Matter: Civil Liberties / Domestic Social Policy

Sponsor: SIMON, Paul Martin (D-IL)

Bill number: S593

Question: On the Amendment

Description: To encourage the promulgation of guidelines by persons in the television industry regarding sexually explicit material.

Bill summary: 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.

Bill titles: A bill to exempt certain activities from provisions of the antitrust laws.

Original source documents: Digest of the Congressional Record vol. 135, p. 5792;

Links for more info on the vote: congress.gov

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