US Congress Senate Bill 134 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on January 24 2013 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2013-12-17 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Violent Content Research Act of 2013 - Directs the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), and the Department of Health and Human Services (HSS), jointly, to undertake to enter into appropriate arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences (NAS) to conduct a comprehensive study and investigation of whether exposure to violent video games and programming has a harmful effect on children that is distinguishable from any other factors. Requires such study and investigation to consider whether: (1) such exposure causes children to act aggressively or causes other measurable harm to children, has a disproportionately harmful effect on the behavior of children already prone to aggression or on the behavior of other identifiable groups of children, and has a harmful effect that is distinguishable from other types of media; (2) any identified harm has a direct and long-lasting impact on a child's well-being; and (3) current or emerging characteristics of violent video games have a uniquely harmful effect on the behavior of children, considering video games' concretely interactive nature. Requires an identification of gaps in current research which, if closed, could provide information regarding any causal connection between such exposure and children's behavior. Requires such agencies, in entering into any such arrangements, to request the NAS to report the results to Congress, FTC, FCC, and HSS.

Violent Content Research Act of 2013

Sen. John Rockefeller [D-WV]	Sen. Richard Blumenthal [D-CT]	Sen. Tom Coburn [R-OK]	Sen. Dean Heller [R-NV]
Sen. Mike Johanns [R-NE]	Sen. Amy Klobuchar [D-MN]	Sen. Mark Pryor [D-AR]

Date	Chamber	Action
2013-12-17	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 262.
2013-12-17	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Rockefeller with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 113-126.
2013-07-30	Senate	Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
2013-01-24	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S288)
2013-01-24	Senate	Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S287-288)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/senate-bill/134/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s134/BILLS-113s134is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/s134/BILLS-113s134rs.pdf