H.R. 1687 · 110th Congress
Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007
- Stage
- In committee
- Sponsor
- Ron Kind
- Introduced
- 2007-03-26
- Latest action
- 2007-06-27 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Higher Education, Lifelong Learning, and Competitiveness.
Summary
Training for Realtime Writers Act of 2007 - Directs the Secretary of Commerce to make competitive grants to eligible entities 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 grants to $1.5 million for a two-year period. Repeals this Act five years after funds are appropriated to carry it out.