HRES 272
102th Congress
House
Civil Rights and Liberties, Minority Issues
Congressional tributes
Deaf
Disabled
Hearing aids
Hearing disorders
Motion pictures
Calling on the film industry to continue to develop technologies that make films more accessible to the hearing-impaired.
Introduced: November 7, 1991
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Everywhere this bill has been
3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 18, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Nov 7, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 7, 1991
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
Commends the film industry for its commitment to making films more accessible to the hearing-impaired.
Urges such industry to continue to make the development of open-captioning and other technology to aid the hearing-impaired an integral part of the film production and distribution process.
Encourages: (1) filmmakers to produce and distribute versions of some films that are open-captioned or have advanced amplification systems; and (2) movie theatres to have at least some preannounced screenings of versions of featured films that are open-captioned.
What's happening now
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and Finance.
Committees of jurisdiction
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