Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2005

Bill: 109-s-268
Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA]
Introduced: 2005-02-02 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: 2005-02-02
text: Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2005 - 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: 2005-06-27
text: 
Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce 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 in making grants. Limits grants to$1.5 million for a two-year period.
 
Requires grantees to use amounts for purposes relating to the recruitment, training and assistance, and job placement of appropriate individuals. Allows scholarships to be provided, with a required post-education work agreement.
 
Directs: (1) grantees to report annually to the Secretary on uses of grant funds; and (2) the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce to conduct an annual review of the management, efficiency, and effectiveness of the grants.
 
Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY2006-FY2009.

action_date: 2005-07-01
text: 

(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the Senate on June 27, 2005. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

 
Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2005 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce 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 in making grants. Limits grants to$1.5 million for a two-year period.
 
Requires grantees to use amounts for purposes relating to the recruitment, training and assistance, and job placement of appropriate individuals. Allows scholarships to be provided, with a required post-education work agreement.
 
Directs: (1) grantees to report annually to the Secretary on uses of grant funds; and (2) the Inspector General of the Department of Commerce to conduct an annual review of the management, efficiency, and effectiveness of the grants.
 
Authorizes appropriations to the Secretary for FY2006-FY2009.


Legislative actions:
action_date: 2005-07-11
text: Held at the desk.
action_date: 2005-07-11
text: Message on Senate action sent to the House.
action_date: 2005-07-11
text: Received in the House.
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7939-7941; text as reported in Senate: CR S7939-7941)
action_date: 2005-07-01
text: Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with amendments by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7939-7941; text as reported in Senate: CR S7939-7941)
action_date: 2005-06-27
text: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 142.
action_date: 2005-06-27
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens with amendments. With written report No. 109-93.
action_date: 2005-06-27
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Stevens with amendments. With written report No. 109-93.
action_date: 2005-03-10
text: Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR S901-902)
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S900-901)
action_date: 2005-02-02
text: Introduced in Senate