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
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Introduced
In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Nov 17, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
Nov 17, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.
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