Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007
Latest action · Jul 31, 2007 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 16, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- Passed HouseNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007 - (Sec. 3) Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make competitive grants to court reporting systems meeting certain requirements to promote recruitment, 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 each grant to$1.5 million for a two-year period.
(Sec. 4) Sets forth grant application requirements.
(Sec. 5) Allows grant funds to be used for recruitment, scholarships, distance learning, developing and implementing both English and Spanish curricula, mentoring, encouraging individuals with disabilities to pursue a career in realtime writing, and employment of personnel for all those purposes.
(Sec. 6) Sets forth reporting requirements.
(Sec. 7) Authorizes appropriations.
(Sec. 8) Repeals this Act five years after enactment.
Cosponsors 18
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 16, 2007 to May 13, 2008; 10 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CT | Christopher J. Dodd | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-IA | Chuck Grassley | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-MI | Debbie Stabenow | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-WI | Herb Kohl | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-WV | John D. Rockefeller IV | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-MA | John F. Kerry | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-ME | Olympia J. Snowe | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-WA | Patty Murray | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| D-IL | Richard J. Durbin | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-MS | Thad Cochran | Original | Feb 16, 2007 |
| R-SC | Lindsey Graham | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| R-IN | Richard G. Lugar | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Maria Cantwell | Mar 7, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Bill Nelson | Mar 23, 2007 | |
| D-AR | Blanche L. Lincoln | Apr 17, 2007 |
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 Feb 17, 2007Markup Apr 25, 2007Reported Jul 31, 2007 |
Actions 6
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2007Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Reported by Senator Inouye with amendments. With written report No. 110-138.
- Jul 31, 2007Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 291.
- Apr 25, 2007Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation. Ordered to be reported with amendments favorably.
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced in Senate
- Feb 16, 2007Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S2180)
In the Congressional Record 2
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 S15167 | Tom Harkin D-IA | Dec 12, 2007 |
| Senate | Debate and remarks S2180 | Tom Harkin D-IA | Feb 16, 2007 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 3, 2007S. 675, Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 25, 2007</p>
- May 3, 2007S. 675, Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation on April 25, 2007
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 1687 | Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Jun 27, 2007 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- A bill to provide competitive 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 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Science, Technology, Communications.
- 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
- Science, Technology, Communications
- Video tape recording
- Vocational and technical education
Text 2
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 31, 2007Reported to Senate
- Feb 16, 2007Introduced 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.
