Bill Type
Congress Name
Long Title
AN ACT REQUIRING ALL OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF TELEVISION NETWORKS OR STATIONS AND PRODUCERS OF TELEVISION NEWS PROGRAMS TO HAVE THEIR NEWS PROGRAMS BROADCAST WITH CLOSED-CAPTION AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREFOR
Short Title
CLOSED-CAPTION OF NEWS PROGRAMS
Text as filed (link)
Date filed
February 7, 2013
Scope
Legislative Status
Legislative Status Date
Session Sequence No.
6
Session Type
All Information (Senate Website)
Legislative History (Senate Website)
Committee Report Senate Link
Committee Referral (Senate Website)
Committee Details
Primary Committee
Committee Report No.
32
Legislative History
Entitled: AN ACT REQUIRING ALL OWNERS OR OPERATORS OF TELEVISION NETWORKS OR STATIONS AND PRODUCERS OF TELEVISION NEWS PROGRAMS TO HAVE THEIR NEWS PROGRAMS BROADCAST WITH CLOSED-CAPTION AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR VIOLATION THEREFOR [ FIRST REGULAR SESSION, 16TH CONGRESS ] [ 2013 ] 7/2/2013 Introduced by Senator RAMON A. REVILLA JR.; 7/31/2013 Read on First Reading and Referred to the Committee on PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA; [ 2014 ] 2/12/2014 Conducted JOINT COMMITTEE MEETINGS/HEARINGS; 5/26/2014 Returned and submitted by the Committee on PUBLIC INFORMATION AND MASS MEDIA per Committee Report No. 32, recommending that it be substituted by SBN-2239; 5/27/2014 Committee Report Calendared for Ordinary Business; 5/27/2014 SUBSTITUTED BY SBN-2239 UNDER C.R. NO. 32. (The legislative history/plenary deliberations is prepared by the INDEXING, MONITORING AND LIS SECTION, LEGISLATIVE BILLS AND INDEX SERVICE; The data entry re conducted committee meetings/hearings, conducted technical working group, is prepared by the Committee concerned/Committee Affairs Bureau)