SRES 13 101th Congress Senate Congress Broadcasting of congressional proceedings Hearing disorders Senate

A resolution to amend Senate Resolution 28 to implement closed caption broadcasting for hearing-impaired individuals of floor proceedings of the Senate.

Introduced: January 25, 1989 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps

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Agreed to (Senate)

Jun 21, 1989

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Jun 21, 1989

Passed/agreed to in Senate: Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

Jun 16, 1989

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 127.

Jun 16, 1989

Committee on Rules. Reported to Senate by Senator Ford with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. With written report No. 101-54.

Jun 8, 1989

Committee on Rules. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.

Jan 25, 1989

Referred to the Committee on Rules.

Jan 25, 1989

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends Senate Resolution 28, 99th Congress, to require the Secretary of the Senate to contract with the Secretary of Education to provide closed captioning of the Senate floor proceedings.

Authorizes the Secretary of Education to have access to the audio and video broadcast of the Senate floor proceedings for the purpose of captioning.

Authorizes funds from the contingent fund of the Senate.

What's happening now June 21, 1989

Resolution agreed to in Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote.

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Committees of jurisdiction 1

Rules and Administration Committee
Senate

Cosponsors 1

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Jun 6, 1989

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. Res. 13: A resolution to amend Senate Resolution 28 to implement closed caption broadcasting for hearing-impaired individuals of floor proceedings of the Senate.. 101st Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SRES-13/

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"S. Res. 13: A resolution to amend Senate Resolution 28 to implement closed caption broadcasting for hearing-impaired individuals of floor proceedings of the Senate.." 101st Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/101-SRES-13/.

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