Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2022

Summary

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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.

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Bill Progress

Bill has been introduced and assigned a number

Introduced(11/17/22)

Committee

Passed House

Passed Senate

President

Law

Sponsor

Mr. Markey

Senate (D) Massachusetts

Cosponsors (6)

Feinstein

(D) CA

Whitehouse

Senate (D) Rhode Island

Duckworth

Senate (D) Illinois

Wyden

Senate (D) Oregon

Warren

Senate (D) Massachusetts

Sanders

Senate (I) Vermont

Latest Action

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

Nov 17, 2022