S. 967 · 109th Congress
Truth in Broadcasting Act of 2005
- Stage
- Reported from committee
- Sponsor
- Frank Lautenberg
- Introduced
- 2005-04-28
- Latest action
- 2005-12-20 · Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 109-210.
Summary
Prepackaged News Story Announcement Act of 2005 - Amends the Communications Act of 1934 to require that any prepackaged news story produced by or on behalf of a federal agency and intended for broadcast over the air or distribution by a multichannel video programming distributor within the United States contain a clear notification that it was prepared or funded by the "United States Government."