House Passes Bill to Raise Indecency Fines
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The U.S. House of Representatives on  Wednesday passed legislation boosting fines on broadcasters and  entertainers who violate on-air decency rules to as much as  $500,000 per incident.
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The House of Representatives, worried by abuse of Internet-age technology, has moved to crack down on video voyeurism by adopting a bill that makes secret production and distribution of pictures of people caught in their &quot;private moments&quot; punishable by fines and up to a year in jail.
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The US House of Representatives yesterday unanimously passed a bill that would make using spyware to snoop of the online activities of consumers a criminal offence.
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The US House of Representatives backs a bill which would ban the use of harsh interrogation techniques by the CIA.
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The US House of Representatives was forced to pass a temporary measure keeping the government open on Wednesday after one embarrassing clause allowing lawmakers to see
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The House voted 336 to 75 for the measure, which now goes to the Senate where it is expected to pass on Wednesday.
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The House passed legislation Tuesday that would prevent gamblers from using credit cards to bet online and could block access to gambling Web sites.
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By Ken Dixon, Connecticut Post, Bridgeport  May 25--HARTFORD -- The House of Representatives Thursday overwhelmingly approved legislation that would require Connecticut's 4,100 registered sex offenders to submit their e-mail addresses to law enforcement authorities.
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WASHINGTONâThe US House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly passed a bill that would make spyware illegalâand provide stiff sanctions for anyone found breaking that law.
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The U.S. House of Representatives on   Wednesday passed a bill backed by President George W. Bush   setting rules for interrogating and trying foreign terrorism   suspects.
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Users of Internet "peer to peer" networks, already dodging lawsuits from the recording industry, could face up to three years in prison under a bill passed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Tuesday.
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U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on Thursday that would protect children from indecent television programs by forcing cable and satellite providers to offer a modified form of la carte programming or make other changes in the way they operate.
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Federal regulators proposed a record indecency fine of nearly $1.2 million Tuesday against Fox Broadcasting Co. for an episode of its reality series "Married by America" that included graphic scenes from bachelor and bachelorette parties. -AP
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U.S. lawmakers introduced a bill on  Thursday that would protect children from indecent television  programs by forcing cable and satellite providers to offer a  modified form of la carte programming or make other changes in  the way they operate.
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For the second time in three days, the US House of Representatives has passed an anti-spyware bill, this time adding criminal penalties to tough civil provisions of legislation passed on Tuesday.
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WASHINGTON - Legislation that would expand the definition of criminal file-trading over the Internet was approved Wednesday by the U.S. House Judiciary Committee.
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Using video cameras to record films in movie theaters would become a federal crime punishable by up to six years in prison under a bill passed Tuesday by the House.