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S. 480: Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2004

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S. 480: Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2004

108th Congress · introduced 2003-02-27 · Science, Technology, Communications · Latest: Held at the desk.

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  1. Where it came from: introduced 2003-02-27 · official record
  2. Who proposed it: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · what a sponsor is
  3. What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
  4. Where it stands now: Held at the desk. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
  5. If it becomes law and spends money: follow the money to money laws, then agencies and contracts and grants.

What does this mean?

Official title

Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2004

Plain summary

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.

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Official text

Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2004

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in Senate)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · 45 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: S. 480, Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2003 (2004-09-28); CBO cost estimate: S. 480, Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2003 (2004-09-28)

Cosponsors on this site

Chuck Grassley (R-IA), Ron Wyden (D-OR), Patty Murray (D-WA), Charles E. Schumer (D-NY), Mike Crapo (R-ID), Richard J. Durbin (D-IL)

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Sources

Record fed-us-cong108-s480 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108