H.R.3717 Bill was approved by a vote of 391-22 Burgess Voted Yes Title:To increase the penalties for violations by television and radio broadcasters of the prohibitions against transmissions of obscene, indecent, and profane material, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Upton, Fred [MI-6] (introduced 1/21/2004) Cosponsors: 145 Committees: House Energy and Commerce House Reports: 108-434 Related Bills: H.RES.554, S.2056 Latest Major Action: 3/11/2004 Received in the Senate. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SUMMARY AS OF: 1/21/2004--Introduced. Broadcast Decency Enforcement Act of 2004 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to provide that, if the violator of the terms and conditions of any Federal Communications Commission (FCC) license, permit, or certificate is either a broadcast station licensee or permittee or an applicant for a broadcast license, permit, or certificate, and such violator is determined by the FCC to have broadcast obscene, indecent, or profane language, the amount of forfeiture penalty shall not exceed $275,000 for each violation or day of such violation, to a maximum of $3 million for any single act or failure to act.