Bill > HR2422

This bill, the Commercial Advertisement Loudness Mitigation (CALM) Modernization Act of 2023, aims to update the existing CALM Act to include video streaming services. The key provisions are: 1. Amends the CALM Act to replace "Federal Communications Commission" with "Commission" and introduces a rebuttable presumption of compliance for television broadcast stations, cable operators, and other multichannel video programming distributors that use the required equipment and software. 2. Requires the Federal Communications Commission to issue a regulation within one year that prohibits video streaming services from transmitting audio commercials louder than the accompanying video content, with a similar rebuttable presumption provision. The regulation will take effect 180 days after publication, with a potential one-year extension for video streaming services facing significant financial hardship. 3. Directs the Government Accountability Office to analyze the effectiveness of the CALM Act in moderating the loudness of commercials compared to accompanying video programming and evaluate the Federal Communications Commission's ability to effectively enforce the regulations. 4. Allows the Federal Communications Commission to implement and enforce the CALM Modernization Act as part of the Communications Act of 1934, including the ability to issue forfeitures without prior citation.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/house-bill/2422/all-info