Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2026
Rep. Dingell Introduces Bipartisan Bill to Require Captions and Audio Descriptions for Online Video
This bill was recently introduced and is currently being reviewed by the House Committee on Energy and Commerce. It is in the early stages of the legislative process and is considered active. There are no upcoming votes scheduled at this time.
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The bill has support from both parties and updates a law that many people already like. However, tech companies might worry about the cost of adding these features to every video.
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Small businesses that produce online video content or operate customer call centers would face new costs to add closed captions, audio descriptions, and sign language video calling to their customer service operations. The bill does include economic burden exemptions that could shield the smallest businesses, but many mid-size content creators and service providers would need to invest in compliance.
“the Commission may exempt by regulation from the requirements under paragraphs (2) and (3) programs or media, classes of programs or media, or services for which the Commission has determined that the provision of audio description would be economically burdensome”
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Referred to the House Committee on Energy and Commerce.
Introduced in House
The bill was officially filed and given a number. It now enters the legislative queue.
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Congressional Bill
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Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2026
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