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Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2002

Introduced: May 14, 2002 See on congress.gov
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May 15, 2002
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4390)
May 14, 2002
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR 5/15/2002 S4390-4391)
May 14, 2002
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service
Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2002 - Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make grants to up to 20 eligible entities to promote training and placement of individuals, including individuals who have completed a court reporting training program, as realtime writers providing closed captioning in video programming. Limits grants to a two-year period and a maximum amount of $1 million.
What's happening now May 15, 2002

Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4390)

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3 Republican 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jul 16, 2002
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Jun 5, 2002
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jun 5, 2002
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · May 14, 2002
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2512: Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2002. 107th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2512/
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"S. 2512: Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2002." 107th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2512/.
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S. 2512, 107th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/107-S-2512/.
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