[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 95 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 95

     Designating August 3, 2001, as ``National Court Reporting and 
                           Captioning Day''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 25, 2001

 Mr. Breaux submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
     Designating August 3, 2001, as ``National Court Reporting and 
                           Captioning Day''.

 Whereas for millennia, individuals have wanted the spoken word translated into 
        text to record history and to accomplish this task have relied on 
        scribes;
Whereas the profession of scribe was born with the rise of civilization;
Whereas in Ancient Egypt, scribes were considered to be the literate elite, 
        recording laws and other important documents and since that time, have 
        served as impartial witnesses to history;
Whereas scribes were present with our Nation's founding fathers as the 
        Declaration of Independence and Bill of Rights were drafted;
Whereas President Lincoln entrusted scribes to record the Emancipation 
        Proclamation;
Whereas since the advent of shorthand machines, these scribes have been known as 
        ``court reporters'' and have had a permanent place in courtrooms;
Whereas court reporters are present in Congress, preserving Members' words and 
        actions;
Whereas court reporters are responsible for the closed captioning seen scrolling 
        across television screens, bringing information to more than 28,000,000 
        hearing impaired Americans every day;
Whereas court reporters and captioners translate the spoken word into text and 
        preserve our history; and
Whereas whether called the scribes of yesterday, court reporters of today, or 
        real time captioners of tomorrow, the individuals that preserve our 
        Nation's history are truly the guardians of the record: Now, therefore, 
        be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates August 3, 2001, as ``National Court 
        Reporting and Captioning Day''; and
            (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
        calling on the people of the United States to observe the day 
        with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities.
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