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		<ns:title>H.R. 310: Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2005</ns:title>
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		<usbill:title>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.</usbill:title>
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				<ns:description>Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.</ns:description>
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				<ns:description>Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.</ns:description>
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				<ns:description>Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet Discharged.</ns:description>
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				<ns:description>Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.</ns:description>
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				<ns:description>Ordered to be Reported by the Yeas and Nays: 46 - 2.</ns:description>
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				<ns:description>Reported by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 109-5.</ns:description>
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				<ns:description>Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 2.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2005-02-14T12:11:00-05:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 95 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 310 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2005-02-15T19:39:00-05:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>Rule H. Res. 95 passed House.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2005-02-16T12:39:00-05:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 95.</ns:description>
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				<ns:description>Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 310 with 1 hour of general debate. Previous question shall be considered as ordered without intervening motions except motion to recommit with or without instructions. Measure will be considered read. A specified amendment is in order.</ns:description>
				<time:at rdf:datatype="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime">2005-02-16T12:40:00-05:00</time:at>
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				<ns:description>DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 310.</ns:description>
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				<ns:description>DEBATE - Pursuant to the provisions of H. Res. 95 the House proceeded with twenty minutes of debate on the Upton amendment.</ns:description>
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				<ns:description>The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.</ns:description>
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				<ns:description>On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 389 - 38 (Roll no. 35).</ns:description>
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				<ns:description>Received in the Senate.</ns:description>
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				<ns:description>Read the first time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under Read the First Time.</ns:description>
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				<ns:description>Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 17.</ns:description>
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