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Free Newspaper Access for Blind and Other Persons with Disabilities Act

Introduced: May 19, 2006 See on congress.gov
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Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jul 12, 2006
Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Jul 12, 2006
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Jul 12, 2006
Received in the House.
Jul 11, 2006
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text as passed Senate: CR S7359-7360)
Jul 11, 2006
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text as passed Senate: CR S7359-7360)
Jul 11, 2006
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7359-7360)
Jul 11, 2006
Senate Committee on Rules and Administration discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7359-7360)
May 19, 2006
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Rules and Administration.
May 19, 2006
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4841-4842)
May 19, 2006
Introduced in Senate
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Free Newspaper Access for Blind and Other Persons with Disabilities Act - Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to pay telecommunications costs for blind and other persons with disabilities to have interstate free access to electronic editions of periodicals and newspapers, disseminated in specialized audio and electronic text formats and available contemporaneously with their print editions, from a multi-state nonprofit organization as described in this Act. Authorizes appropriations.

What's happening now July 12, 2006

Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.

 Bill text 3 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Jun 28, 2006
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 2918: Free Newspaper Access for Blind and Other Persons with Disabilities Act. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2918/
MLA
"S. 2918: Free Newspaper Access for Blind and Other Persons with Disabilities Act." 109th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2918/.
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S. 2918, 109th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-2918/.
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