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HR 9333 117th Congress House Science, Technology, Communications

Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022

Introduced: November 17, 2022 See on congress.gov
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Nov 18, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.
Nov 17, 2022
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Nov 17, 2022
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022

This bill expands, and establishes new, requirements to increase the accessibility of communications technologies for individuals who are blind or deaf or have other disabilities, including by requiring closed captioning for online video programming and audio descriptions for both online and televised video programming.

What's happening now November 18, 2022

Referred to the Subcommittee on Communications and Technology.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 5121 Related bill Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022
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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 3
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Levin, Mike
California · Nov 17, 2022
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Nov 17, 2022
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Scanlon, Mary Gay
Pennsylvania · Nov 17, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 9333: Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9333/
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"H.R. 9333: Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9333/.
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H.R. 9333, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-9333/.
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