106TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 184 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Expressing the sense of Congress regarding the imtelevision. portance of ‘‘family friendly’’ programming on 


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106TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. CON. RES. 184 

CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 

Whereas American children and adolescents spend between 

22 and 28 hours per week viewing television; 

Whereas American homes have an average of 2.75 television 

sets, and 87 percent of homes with children have more 

than one television set; 


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Whereas there is a need to increase the availability programs 

suitable for the entire family during prime time viewing 

hours; 

Whereas surveys of television content demonstrate that many 

programs contain substantial sexual or violent content; 

Whereas although parents are ultimately responsible for appropriately supervising their children’s television viewing, 

it is also important to provide positive, ‘‘family friendly’’ 

programming that is suitable for parents and children to 

watch together; 

Whereas efforts should be made by television networks, studios, and the production community to produce more 

quality family friendly programs and to air them during 

times when parents and children are likely to be viewing 

together; 

Whereas members of the Family Friendly Programming 

Forum are concerned about the availability of family 

friendly television programs during prime time viewing 

hours; and 

Whereas Congress encourages activities by the Forum and 

other entities designed to promote family friendly programming, including— 

(1) participating in meetings with leadership of 

major television networks, studios, and production companies to express concerns; 

(2) expressing the importance of family friendly programming at industry conferences, meetings, and forums; 

(3) honoring outstanding family friendly television 

programs with a new tribute, the Family Program 

Awards, to be held annually in Los Angeles, California; 


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(4) establishing a development fund to finance family friendly scripts; and 

(5) underwriting scholarships at television studies 

departments at institutions of higher education to encourage student interest in family friendly programming: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 

2 concurring), That Congress— 

3 (1) recognizes and honors the efforts of the 

4 Family Friendly Programming Forum and other en5 tities supporting family friendly programming; 

6 (2) supports efforts to encourage television net7 works, studios, and the production community to 

8 produce more quality family friendly programs; 

9 (3) supports the proposed Family Friendly Pro10 gramming Awards, development fund, and scholar11 ships, all of which are designed to encourage, recog12 nize, and celebrate creative excellence in, and com13 mitment to, family friendly programming; and 

14 (4) encourages the media and American adver15 tisers to further a family friendly television environVerDate Aug 31 2005 11:54 May 08, 2006 Jkt 049200 PO 00000 Frm 00005 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\PICKUP\HC184.EH HC184

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1 ment within which appropriate advertisements can 

2 accompany the programming. 

Passed the House of Representatives September 13, 

1999. 

Attest: 

Clerk. 


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