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S 5121 117th Congress Senate Science, Technology, Communications

Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022

Introduced: November 17, 2022 Introduced by: Markey, Edward J. Democratic · Massachusetts See on congress.gov
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Nov 17, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 17, 2022
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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 17, 2022

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 9333 Related bill Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Independent 1
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Duckworth, Tammy
Illinois · Nov 17, 2022
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Sanders, Bernard
Vermont · Nov 17, 2022
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Warren, Elizabeth
Massachusetts · Nov 17, 2022
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Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Nov 17, 2022
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 17, 2022
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 5121: Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5121/
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"S. 5121: Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-S-5121/.
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