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Help Enforce Broadcast Decency
A federal court has in effect given the green light for broadcast television networks to air indecent material any hour of the day.
That’s why Congress must act now on the Protecting Children from Indecent Programming Act (S. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 30, 2008 - (2)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Children, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation,
Tell Congress to Protect Children from Tobacco Use
A tragically high number of Americans die each year due to alcohol, AIDS, car accidents, illegal drugs, murders, and suicides. Yet, astonishingly, a product that claims more American lives annually than all of these combined, tobacco, is peddled for public consumption having undergone virtually no oversight. more »
By Richard Land - Jul 28, 2008 - (1)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Children, Citizenship, Legislation,
Internet gambling law a success, but faces scrutiny
It is estimated to be a $13 billion industry worldwide, and the United States has been its biggest market. Yet this industry is illegal in our nation and is opposed by pro-family organizations as well as the National Football League, the National Basketball Association, the National Hockey League, Major League Baseball, and the National Collegiate Athletic Association. more »
By Doug Carlson - Nov 27, 2007 - (1)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation, National,
This Week in Washington
UPDATE: House Committee to Hold Hearing on Lobbying Reform Bill; Grassroots Communications Not Necessarily Safe
The House Judiciary Committee’s Constitution Subcommittee will hold a hearing Thursday, March 1 on ethics reform legislation that passed the Senate after striking a section that would have severely encumbered grassroots communications. more »
By staff - Feb 27, 2007
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Living, Health, Citizenship, Legislation, National,
Don’t Let Congress Go Home Without Passing Internet Gambling Legislation
This past July 11, the House of Representatives passed with a convincing majority vote of 317-93 the Internet Gambling Prohibition and Enforcement Act, H.R. more »
By Richard Land - Sep 27, 2006 - (3)
Topic: Family, Addictions, Gambling, Citizenship, Legislation, National,
STOP Underage Drinking
Members of the House and Senate will introduce underage drinking legislation on Wednesday. The bill, known as the STOP Underage Drinking Act, is based on recommendations made by the National Academy of Sciences Institute of Medicine to develop a national strategy to prevent and reduce underage drinking. more »
By Richard Land - Feb 14, 2005
Topic: Family, Addictions, Substance Abuse, Citizenship, National,