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Thu, Jan 10, 2013 | 17:21 GMT

Violent games study bill dies on congressional floor, to be reintroduced when next session convenes

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US Senator Jay Rockefeller’s congressional bill which would research the impact of violent games and media on children died once the 112th congressional session ended last Thursday on January 3.

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Thu, Dec 20, 2012 | 13:00 GMT

US Senator proposes congress bill to research the impact of violent games

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US Senator Jay Rockefeller has proposed a new bill to congress that – if passed- would task the National Academy of Sciences with thoroughly researching the impact of violent games and other violent media on the young minds. If passed, the bill could result in the largest study into the effects of violent games ever conducted.

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