S. 2918 · 109th Congress
Free Newspaper Access for Blind and Other Persons with Disabilities Act
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Passed the Senate without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 109th Congress ended.
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DoddSponsor2 cosponsors · 1 D, 1 R
1 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced May 19, 2006
- Senate Passed Jul 11, 2006
Free Newspaper Access for Blind and Other Persons with Disabilities Act - Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to pay telecommunications costs for blind and other persons with disabilities to have interstate free access to electronic editions of periodicals and newspapers, disseminated in specialized audio and electronic text formats and available…
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Jul 11, 2006
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Free Newspaper Access for Blind and Other Persons with Disabilities Act - Authorizes the Librarian of Congress to pay telecommunications costs for blind and other persons with disabilities to have interstate free access to electronic editions of periodicals and newspapers, disseminated in specialized audio and electronic text formats and available contemporaneously with their print editions, from a multi-state nonprofit organization as described in this Act. Authorizes appropriations.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Free Newspaper Access for Blind and Other Persons with Disabilities Act
Latest action (Jul 12, 2006): Referred to the House Committee on House Administration.
Policy area: Congress · Origin: Senate · Introduced: May 19, 2006
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced May 19, 2006
- Senate Passed Jul 11, 2006
No recorded floor vote found.