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Congressional Legislation
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'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.
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Bill # H.R.6209

Original Sponsor:
Anna Eshoo (D-CA 14th)

Cosponsor Total:
57 (last sponsor added 09/29/2008) 55 Democrats 2 Republicans
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About This Legislation:
6/9/2008--Introduced.
Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation Act - Directs the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to prescribe a regulation prohibiting advertisements accompanying video programming from: (1) being excessively noisy or strident; (2) having modulation levels substantially higher than the accompanying program; and (3) having an average maximum loudness substantially higher than that of the accompanying program.
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Detailed,
up-to-date bill status information on H.R.6209.
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