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S 675 110th Congress Senate

Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007

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: February 16, 2007 See on congress.gov
Science, Technology, Communications Closed caption televisionCourt reportingCurriculaDisabled
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Dislocated workersDistance educationEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEducation of the disadvantagedEducational accountabilityFederal aid to educationGovernment Operations and PoliticsGovernment paperworkHigher educationJob huntingLabor and EmploymentLawScholarshipsVideo tape recording
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Jul 31, 2007
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291.
Jul 31, 2007
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments. With written report No. 110-138.
Apr 25, 2007
Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
Feb 16, 2007
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Feb 16, 2007
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2180)
Feb 16, 2007
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action July 31, 2007

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make competitive grants to court reporting systems meeting certain requirements to promote recruitment, 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 each grant to$1.5 million for a two-year period.

(Sec. 4) Sets forth grant application requirements.

(Sec. 5) Allows grant funds to be used for recruitment, scholarships, distance learning, developing and implementing both English and Spanish curricula, mentoring, encouraging individuals with disabilities to pursue a career in realtime writing, and employment of personnel for all those purposes.

(Sec. 6) Sets forth reporting requirements.

(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations.

(Sec. 8) Repeals this Act five years after enactment.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 1687 Identical bill Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 3 Republican 2
D
Cantwell, Maria
Washington · Mar 7, 2007
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · Mar 6, 2007
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Feb 16, 2007
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Feb 16, 2007
 D
Murray, Patty
Washington · Feb 16, 2007
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