AAP, ABA Hail Hill's Rejection Of Media Violence Bill

The Association of American Book Publishers, the American Booksellers Association and the ABA's Foundation for Free Expression scored a victory when 92 Republicans joined 189 Democrats in the House of Representatives to defeat a "misguided" amendment sponsored by Rep. Henry Hyde on vi...

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Published in:	Publishers Weekly 1999-06, Vol.246 (25), p.11-11
Main Author:	REID, CALVIN
Format:	Magazinearticle
Language:	eng
Subjects:	Amendments Censorship Hyde, Henry J Lobbying Media Publishing industry Violence
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Summary:	The Association of American Book Publishers, the American Booksellers Association and the ABA's Foundation for Free Expression scored a victory when 92 Republicans joined 189 Democrats in the House of Representatives to defeat a "misguided" amendment sponsored by Rep. Henry Hyde on violence in the media. The groups had lobbied hard against the amendment, which would have affected a wide range of media.
ISSN:	0000-0019 2150-4008