(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010 (S. 3304), as engrossed by the Senate, to make certain technical corrections to it as well as to amendments it makes to the Communications Act of 1934.
Requires the Video Programming and Emergency Access Advisory Committee, in its report to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), to: (1) identify additional protocols for the delivery of emergency information delivered by digital broadcast television (as well as by Internet protocol); and (2) recommend any regulations that may be necessary to ensure compatibility between video programming delivered using digital broadcast television (as well as using Internet protocol).
Amends the Communications Act of 1934, as amended by the Twenty-first Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010, to specify low-income individuals who are deaf-blind with respect to the requirement that the FCC establish rules defining the eligibility for relay service support of those FCC-approved programs for the distribution of specialized customer premises equipment designed to make telecommunications and related services accessible by individuals who are deaf-blind.
By Senator Rockefeller from Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation filed written report. Report No. 111-386.
Introduced in Senate
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7363; text as passed Senate: CR S7363)
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7363; text as passed Senate: CR S7363)
Received in the House.
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Mr. Markey (MA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7176-7177)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3828.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7176-7177)
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7176-7177)
Enacted as Public Law 111-265
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Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Cleared for White House.
Presented to President.
Presented to President.
Signed by President.
Signed by President.
Became Public Law No: 111-265.
Became Public Law No: 111-265.