• Bloomberg News, via The New York Times, February 17, 2005, Thursday, February 17, 2005 11:45 AM

The House of Representatives passed a bill yesterday that would raise the maximum fines that could imposed on broadcasters that run indecent material to $500,000 for each violation. The bill, endorsed by President Bush, would also increase the maximum fines the Federal Communications Commission could levy against individual performers to $500,000 from $11,000, and would make it easier to impose such penalties. Broadcasting companies can now be fined up to $32,500 a violation.

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