TIVI Act

Summary

Television Information-Enhancement for the Visually Impaired Act or the TIVI Act- Considers authorized and ratified by law the video description rules of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) contained in the year 2000 FCC report and order identified as Implementation of Video Description of Video Programming, notwithstanding the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit in Motion Picture Association of America, Inc., et al., v. Federal Communications Commission, et al. Directs the FCC to: (1) reinstate such rules; and (2) initiate a proceeding to consider whether it is economically and technically feasible and consistent with the public interest to include "accessible information" in such rules. Authorizes the FCC to amend, repeal, or otherwise modify such rules.

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Timeline

1. 26 April 2005

   Introduced

   Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 26 April 2005

   Introduced

   Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S4259)

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 April 2005

   Introduced

   Introduced in Senate

   Source: IntroReferral

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Versions

• Introduced in Senate · 26 April 2005 · Download file

Documents

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• Introduced in Senate (text)

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Sponsors

• Sen. McCain, John [R-AZ] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Harkin, Tom [D-IA] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Stevens, Ted [R-AK] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Smith, Gordon H. [R-OR] · R · Sponsor
• Sen. Inouye, Daniel K. [D-HI] · D · Cosponsor
• Sen. Landrieu, Mary L. [D-LA] · D · Cosponsor
• · sscm00 · Standing

Related records

• related to → Video Description Restoration Act of 2005