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108th Congress (2003-2004)

FULL COMMITTEE ACTION

Wednesday, March 3, 2004
 

Committee Resolution reorganizing Republican subcommittee memberships, was adopted by a voice vote.

No amendments were offered.

Committee Resolution reorganizing Democratic subcommittee memberships, was adopted by a voice vote.

No amendments were offered.

H.R. 3872, Consumer Access to Information Act of 2004, was ORDERED FAVORABLY REPORTED by a voice vote.

No amendments were offered.

H.R. 3261, Database and Collections of Information Misappropriation Act, as reported by the Committee on the Judiciary, was ORDERED REPORTED WITH AN UNFAVORABLE RECOMMENDATION by a voice vote.

No amendments were offered.

H.R. 3658, Stroke Treatment and Ongoing Prevention Act, was ORDERED FAVORABLY REPORTED by a voice vote.

No amendments were offered.

H.Res. 522, Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that there is a critical need to increase awareness and education about heart disease and the risk factors of heart disease among women, was ORDERED FAVORABLY REPORTED by a voice vote.

No amendments were offered.

S. 1881, Medical Devices Technical Corrections Act, was ORDERED FAVORABLY REPORTED, AMENDED, by a voice vote.

The following amendment was offered:

An amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. Greenwood, #1, was adopted by a voice vote.

H.R. 3717, Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004, was ORDERED FAVORABLY REPORTED, AMENDED, by a yea-nay vote: 49-1.

The following amendments were offered:

An amendment in the nature of a substitute by Mr. Upton, #1, was adopted by a voice vote;

An amendment by Mr. Stupak to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, #2, re: report on relationship of media consolidation and number of violations of indecency prohibitions; suspension of new audience reach rule with reinstatement of previous audience reach rule during suspension, was withdrawn by unanimous consent;

A perfecting amendment to the Stupak amendment offered by Mr. Markey, #2A, re: definition of indecency to be applied to the Federal Communications Commission, itself, was withdrawn by unanimous consent; and

An amendment by Ms. Schakowsky to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, #3, re: increases in penalties not applicable to individuals, was defeated by a voice vote.


THE COMMITTEE ADJOURNED SUBJECT TO THE CALL OF THE CHAIR


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