H.R. 1084 - Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act
- Sponsor:
- Anna G. Eshoo
- Summary:
- To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany. (by CRS)
- Status:
- The bill was voted on in the House on December 15, 2009
PASSED by voice vote on December 15, 2009.
Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act
H.R. 1084 — 111th Congress (2009–2010)
- Keywords
- Television, Commercials, Advertisement
- Summary
- To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany. (by CRS)
- Learn More
- At OpenCongress
- Title
- To require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe a standard to preclude commercials from being broadcast at louder volumes than the program material they accompany.
- Other Titles
- Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act
- CALM Act
- Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act
- CALM Act
- Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act
- Sponsor
- Anna G. Eshoo
- Co-Sponsors
- Edward J. Markey
- Madeleine Z. Bordallo
- Timothy H. Bishop
- Carolyn McCarthy
- Gene Green
- Barton Gordon
- John Conyers, Jr.
- Michael Arcuri
- Christopher Carney
- Eliot L. Engel
- Mike Thompson
- Nita M. Lowey
- Debbie Wasserman Schultz
- Sam Farr
- Kathy Castor
- Jackie Speier
- Allyson Y. Schwartz
- Jesse L. Jackson Jr.
- Michael E. Capuano
- Adam Smith
- Gary L. Ackerman
- Diane Watson
- David Obey
- Jerry McNerney
- Edolphus Towns
- Diana DeGette
- Rush Holt
- Sue Wilkins Myrick
- Bruce L. Braley
- Sanford D. Bishop, Jr.
- Donald Payne
- Zoe Lofgren
- Bennie G. Thompson
- Doris O. Matsui
- Tim Ryan
- Fortney Pete Stark
- Nick J. Rahall II
- John Spratt
- Paul Tonko
- Robert E. Andrews
- Loretta Sanchez
- Joe Courtney
- Gerald E. Connolly
- Rosa L. DeLauro
- Joseph Crowley
- Donna F. Edwards
- Kendrick Meek
- Betty McCollum
- Lynn C. Woolsey
- Steven R. Rothman
- Barbara Lee
- Tammy Baldwin
- Steve Kagen
- John Hall
- Phil Hare
- Anthony Weiner
- Steve Israel
- Maurice D. Hinchey
- Louise McIntosh Slaughter
- Janice D. Schakowsky
- John Barrow
- Russ Carnahan
- Jim Cooper
- Mary Jo Kilroy
- Mike McIntyre
- Steve Cohen
- Albio Sires
- Betty Sutton
- John P. Sarbanes
- Frederick Boucher
- Norman D. Dicks
- Bart Stupak
- Michael M. Honda
- Brian Higgins
- Robert A. Brady
- James P. Moran
- Susan A. Davis
- John Murtha
- Earl Blumenauer
- Carol Shea-Porter
- Glenn Nye
- Patrick Kennedy
- Shelley Berkley
- Brad Ellsworth
- Michael F. Doyle
- Lois Capps
- Christopher Murphy
- John B. Larson
- Bill Pascrell, Jr.
- George Miller
- Subjects
- Science, technology, communications
- Administrative law and regulatory procedures
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
- Federal Communications Commission (FCC)
- Internet and video services
- Marketing and advertising
- Noise pollution
- Television and film
- Related Bills
- Major Actions
Introduced 2/13/2009 Referred to Committee Passed House 12/15/2009 - Bill History
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Chamber/Committee Motion Date Result currently selected House On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 12/15/2009 PASSED by voice vote Action Date Description Introduced 2/13/2009 2/13/2009 Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. 2/23/2009 Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications, Technology, and the Internet. 6/11/2009 Subcommittee Hearings Held. 10/08/2009 Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. 10/08/2009 Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote . 11/19/2009 Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held. Put on a legislative calendar 11/19/2009 Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote. 12/15/2009 Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Energy and Commerce. H. Rept. 111-374. Put on a legislative calendar 12/15/2009 Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 219. 12/15/2009 Mr. Boucher moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended. 12/15/2009 Considered under suspension of the rules. 12/15/2009 DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 1084. currently selected House Vote on Passage 12/15/2009 On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. 12/16/2009 Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Number Sponsor Date Offered Status
Total contributions given to House members from interest groups that…
supported this bill
Consumer groups | $500 |
$500 |
opposed this bill
Commercial TV & radio stations | $1,776,375 |
Entertainment Industry/Broadcast & Motion Pictures | $1,058,783 |
$2,835,158 |
Interest groups that opposed this bill gave >1,000 times as much as interest groups that supported this bill
Contributions data source: OpenSecrets.org