Update on the 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act

This week, the Senate introduced and passed, by unanimous consent, a technical amendment to S. 3304, primarily to fix typos found in the final version that was passed on August 5th. The House is expected to take up and pass S. 3304 soon. Once the House passes the bill, it goes to the President to be signed into law.

On July 26, 2010, the U.S. House of Representatives passed [2] its version of the 21st Century Communications & Video Accessibility Act,  H.R. 3101, by a vote of 348-23. Eleven days later, the Senate unanimously passed [3] its version, S. 3304, by unanimous consent.

The Coalition of Organizations for Accessible Technology (COAT) of which the NAD is a lead steering committee member, will let you know soon if any advocacy action is needed.