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S 268 109th Congress Senate

Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2005

Official title: A bill to provide competitive grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and for other purposes.

Introduced: March 2, 2005 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 11 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 11, 2005
Held at the desk.
Jul 11, 2005
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 11, 2005
Received in the House.
Jul 1, 2005
Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7939-7941; text as reported in Senate: CR S7939-7941)
Jul 1, 2005
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7939-7941; text as reported in Senate: CR S7939-7941)
Jun 27, 2005
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 142.
Jun 27, 2005
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens with amendments. With written report No. 109-93.
Mar 10, 2005
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Feb 2, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S901-902)
Feb 2, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S900-901)
Feb 2, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 11, 2005

Held at the desk.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 27, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make competitive grants to 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. Sets forth priorities in making grants. Limits grants to$1.5 million for a two-year period.

Requires grantees to use amounts for purposes relating to the recruitment, training and assistance, and job placement of appropriate individuals. Allows scholarships to be provided, with a required post-education work agreement.

Directs: (1) grantees to report annually to the Secretary on uses of grant funds; and (2) the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce to conduct an annual review of the management, efficiency, and effectiveness of the grants.

Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY2006-FY2009.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
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Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Apr 14, 2005
 D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 10, 2005
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 8, 2005
 D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Mar 2, 2005
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Feb 2, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 268: Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2005. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-268/
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