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H.R. 7308

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Summary

H.R. 7308, the Turn It Down Act, was introduced in the House on Feb 2, 2026 by Rep. Stephanie Bice (R). It was referred to Energy And Commerce, and last saw action on Feb 2, 2026: Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.

Record

Text

H.R. 7308 has no co-sponsors and has not gone to a roll call.

hb7308/introduced-in-house.txt
119 HR 7308 IH: Turn It Down Act
 U.S. House of Representatives
 2026-02-02
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 I  119th CONGRESS  2d Session  H. R. 7308  IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES   February 2, 2026   Mrs. Bice  introduced the following bill; which was referred to the  Committee on Energy and Commerce    A BILL
To amend the CALM Act to establish requirements for video programming delivered using internet protocol, and for other purposes.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Turn It Down Act  .
2.
Applicability of CALM Act to video programming delivered using internet protocol
The CALM Act ( 47 U.S.C. 621 ) is amended by adding at the end the following:
3.
Applicability to video programming delivered using internet protocol
(a)
In general
Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this section, the Federal Communications Commission shall prescribe pursuant to the Communications Act of 1934 ( 47 U.S.C. 151 et seq. ) a regulation to ensure that commercial advertisements that accompany video programming delivered using internet protocol are subject to volume requirements that are substantially equivalent to the requirements applicable, pursuant to section 2, to commercial advertisements transmitted by a television broadcast station, cable operator, or other multichannel video programming distributor.
(b)
Video programming defined
In this section, the term  video programming —
(1)
means programming provided by, or generally considered comparable to programming provided by, a television broadcast station; and
(2)
does not include consumer-generated media.
 .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2026-02-02
  2. Passed House
  3. Passed Senate
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

To amend the CALM Act to establish requirements for video programming delivered using internet protocol, and for other purposes.

Sponsors

Rep. Stephanie Bice (R) sponsors H.R. 7308 alone.

Committees

H.R. 7308 went before 1 committee: Energy and Commerce.

Energy and Commerce
Energy and Commerce
Referred To · Feb 2, 2026 · 1,636 Bills

Actions

H.R. 7308 has taken 2 actions since Feb 2, 2026.

ChamberAction
Feb 2, 2026
House
Introduced in House
Feb 2, 2026
House
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.Energy and Commerce Committee

Votes

H.R. 7308 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to H.R. 7308.

Titles

H.R. 7308 goes by 3 titles, 1 of them short titles.

  • Turn It Down Act — Display Title
  • Turn It Down Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • To amend the CALM Act to establish requirements for video programming delivered using internet protocol, and for other purposes. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

2 clients hired 2 firms and 4 registered lobbyists who named H.R. 7308 in 4 quarterly filings, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice, Education, Housing, Labor Issues/Antitrust/Workplace, Retirement, Taxation/Internal Revenue Code, Unemployment, Urban Development/Municipalities.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY—District of Columbia13—
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESChristian non-profit dedicated to serving those impacted by crime and incarceration.Virginia11$27K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY13—
THE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC11$27K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
DAVID JIMENEZ113
KAJ GUMBS113
MATTHEW BULGER112
CHRISTIANA FRAZEE111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
PRISON FELLOWSHIP MINISTRIESTHE HAZEN COUNSEL, LLC2025 first_quarter$27K1st Quarter - Report
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICYNISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY2025 third_quarter$20K3rd Quarter - Report
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICYNISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY2025 second_quarter$20K2nd Quarter - Report
NISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICYNISKANEN CENTER FOR PUBLIC POLICY2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files H.R. 7308 under Science, Technology, Communications, one of its 31 policy areas.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; H.R. 7308’s is Science, Technology, Communications.

hr7308/policy-areas.txt
Science, Technology, CommunicationsAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentLawNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com