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HR 951 109th Congress House

Video Description Restoration Act of 2005

Official title: To reinstate the Federal Communications Commission's rules for the description of video programming.

Introduced: February 17, 2005 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Mar 22, 2005
Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.
Feb 18, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E285)
Feb 17, 2005
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Feb 17, 2005
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 22, 2005

Referred to the Subcommittee on Telecommunications and the Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Video Description Restoration Act of 2005 - Considers authorized and ratified by law the video description rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) contained in the year 2000 FCC report and order identified as Implementation of Video Description of Video Programming, notwithstanding the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., et al., v. Federal Communications Commission, et al.

Directs the FCC to: (1) reinstate such rules; and (2) initiate a proceeding to consider whether it is economically and technically feasible and consistent with the public interest to include "accessible information" in such rules. Authorizes the FCC to amend, repeal, or otherwise modify such rules.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 3, 2006
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McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Mar 15, 2006
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Doggett, Lloyd
Texas · Jun 17, 2005
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Jun 17, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 951: Video Description Restoration Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-HR-951/
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