The CALM Act “certainly is a candidate for consideration during...
The CALM Act “certainly is a candidate for consideration during the lame duck session,” a spokesman for House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-Calif., told us Wednesday. “The CALM Act enjoys broad support both in Congress and among the public.” The bill…
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would turn down the volume on TV ads to the level of regular programming. Last week, the Senate passed its version of the bill, S-2847, with an amendment (CD Oct 1 p10). The House passed its own version, HR-1084, last December, but now must pass the amended Senate bill. Among other pending telecom and media bills, the CALM Act may have the best shot of passage in the lame duck because it’s so far along in the process, said an industry official.