H. R. 8327
Introduced in House · April 22, 2026April 16, 2026
Mrs. Dingell (for herself and Mr. Fitzpatrick) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce
A BILL
To update the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act of 2010.
1. Short title; table of contents; TITLE I—CLOSED CAPTIONING AND AUDIO DESCRIPTION; 101. Definitions; 102. Closed captioning; 103. Audio description; 104. Technical and conforming amendments relating to economic burden; 105. Sign language in video programming; 106. Closed Captioning, Audio Description, and Sign Language Advisory Committee; 107. Inquiries and reports to Congress; TITLE II—VIDEO PLAYBACK APPARATUSES; 201. Video playback apparatuses; TITLE III—COMMUNICATIONS SERVICES; 301. Video conferencing; 302. Relay services; 303. National DeafBlind equipment distribution program; TITLE IV—CUSTOMER SERVICE; 401. Usability of advanced communication and video programming services; TITLE V—EMERGING TECHNOLOGY; 501. Emerging technology; TITLE VI—ENFORCEMENT AND REPORTING; 601. Accessibility enforcement; 602. Accessibility complaint reporting
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,