Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2004

Bill: 108-s-480
Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2003-02-27 in the Senate
Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications
Subjects: Closed caption television
Court reporting
Curricula
Disabled
Dislocated workers
Distance education
Economics and Public Finance
Education
Education of the disadvantaged
Educational accountability
Federal aid to education
Government Operations and Politics
Government paperwork
Higher education
Job hunting
Labor and Employment
Law
Scholarships
Video tape recording
Vocational and technical education

Summary:
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2003 - Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make competitive grants to eligible entities to promote 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 to be awarded in making grants. Limits grants to$1.5 million for a two-year period.
action_date: 2004-11-19
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

 
Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2004 - Directs the National Telecommunications and Information Administration to make competitive grants to eligible entities to promote 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: (1) priorities in making grants; and (2) grant application requirements. Limits grants to $1.5 million for a two-year period.
 
Requires each grant recipient to report: (1) annually during the grant period on the use of funds; and (2) on best practices identified for increasing the number of individuals trained, employed, and retained as realtime writers.
 
Authorizes appropriations.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2004-11-20
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2004-11-20
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2004-11-20
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2004-11-19
text: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S11586-11587; text as passed Senate: CR S11586-11587)
action_date: 2004-11-19
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S11586-11587; text as passed Senate: CR S11586-11587)
action_date: 2004-10-11
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 790.
action_date: 2004-10-11
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator McCain without amendment. With written report No. 108-399.
action_date: 2004-10-11
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator McCain without amendment. With written report No. 108-399.
action_date: 2004-09-22
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S2938-2939)
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2938)
action_date: 2003-02-27
text: Introduced in Senate