Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2002
Latest action · May 15, 2002 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4390)
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMay 14, 2002
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Cosponsors 27
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from May 14, 2002 to Sep 18, 2002; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | May 14, 2002 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | May 14, 2002 |
| R-OR | Gordon H. Smith | Original | May 14, 2002 |
| D-NV | Harry Reid | Original | May 14, 2002 |
| D-NM | Jeff Bingaman | Original | May 14, 2002 |
| R-NC | Jesse Helms | Original | May 14, 2002 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | May 14, 2002 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | May 14, 2002 |
| D-MN | Paul D. Wellstone | Original | May 14, 2002 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | May 14, 2002 |
| D-LA | John B. Breaux | May 15, 2002 | |
| D-MT | Max Baucus | May 15, 2002 | |
| D-GA | Max Cleland | May 15, 2002 | |
| D-MA | Edward M. Kennedy | Jun 5, 2002 | |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Jun 5, 2002 | |
| D-OR | Ron Wyden | Jun 5, 2002 | |
| D-NC | John Edwards | Jun 7, 2002 | |
| R-PA | Rick Santorum | Jun 25, 2002 | |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Jul 16, 2002 | |
| D-NY | Hillary Rodham Clinton | Jul 23, 2002 | |
| D-MO | Jean Carnahan | Jul 23, 2002 | |
| R-KY | Jim Bunning | Jul 26, 2002 | |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Jul 31, 2002 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| R-MS | Trent Lott | Sep 4, 2002 | |
| D-SD | Tim Johnson | Sep 10, 2002 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Sep 18, 2002 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee | Referred May 14, 2002 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 15, 2002Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4390)
- May 14, 2002Introduced in Senate
- May 14, 2002Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. (text of measure as introduced: CR 5/15/2002 S4390-4391)
In the Congressional Record 1
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S4390, S4391Text printed S4390 | Chuck Grassley R-IA, Tom Harkin D-IA (text) | May 15, 2002 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide grants for training court reporters and closed captioners to meet requirements for realtime writers under the Telecommunications Act of 1996, and for other purposes.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2002
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- Closed caption television
- Court reporting
- Dislocated workers
- Distance education
- Economics and Public Finance
- Education
- Employee training
- Employment of the disadvantaged
- Federal aid to higher education
- Grants-in-aid
- Higher education
- Job creation
- Job hunting
- Labor and Employment
- Law
- Recruiting of employees
- Scholarships
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Video tapes in courtroom proceedings
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 14, 2002Introduced in Senate
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
