S4322-119

In Committee

Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act of 2026

119th Congress Introduced Apr 16, 2026

Analysis under review: This bill has generated analysis that may be too generic or incomplete. Clause-level evidence remains available below.

Summary

What This Bill Does

The bill defines introduces a definition change, delegation of rulemaking provision: 101, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 102, and creates loosens a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 103. It relies on compliance mandates, definition changes, reporting requirements, and appropriations. The main policy areas are Transportation, Energy, Technology, and Finance.

Who Benefits and How

The available clause analysis does not identify a specific beneficiary group.

Who Bears the Burden and How

No clear private burden is identified from the available clause analysis; implementing agencies may still take on administrative work.

Key Provisions

  • Defines introduces a definition change, delegation of rulemaking provision: 101.
  • Expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 102.
  • Creates loosens a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 103.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, definition change provision: 104.
  • Adds or tightens a compliance mandate, product standard, delegation of rulemaking provision: 105.

Evidence Chain:

This summary is generated from the full bill text using AI analysis. Expand "Detailed Analysis" below for primary purpose and policy domains.

At a Glance

What This Bill Does

The bill defines introduces a definition change, delegation of rulemaking provision: 101, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 102, and creates loosens a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 103.

Key Policy Areas

Transportation, Energy, Technology, Finance

Primary Purpose

The bill defines introduces a definition change, delegation of rulemaking provision: 101, expands a appropriation, compliance mandate, definition change provision: 102, and creates loosens a appropriation, grant, reporting req provision: 103.

Policy Domains

Transportation Energy Technology Finance

Legislative Progress

In Committee
Introduced Committee Passed
Apr 16, 2026

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Commerce, Science, …

Apr 16, 2026

Introduced in Senate

Apr 16, 2026

Mr. Markey (for himself and Mr. Luján) introduced the following …

Impact analysis is available but no clear stakeholder effects identified. View clause-level analysis →

Bill Structure & Actor Mappings

Who is "The Secretary" in each section?

Domains
Transportation Energy Technology Finance
Actor Mappings
"the_commission"
→ The commission identified in the operative section

Key Definitions

Terms defined in this bill

2 terms
"visual interpretation services" §id912d01fb151f4122a71eead2654e72af

functionality that is achieved using human assistance or automation to generate real-time descriptions of visual information, including images and text, for the purpose of conveying those descriptions to individuals who are blind or low vision

"direct video calling service" §idf84b8989b7e945c89aca1dcca26707ca

telephone customer support using one-to-one video communication that— is facilitated by a contact center representative

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