S 9888 — Requires certain motion picture theaters to provide scheduled showings of motion pictures with open motion picture captioning
Congress · introduced 2026-04-13
Requires a motion picture theater that offers more than ten motion picture showings per week to provide scheduled showings of motion pictures with open motion picture captioning such that at least one quarter of all showings of a motion picture with four or more showings during a one-week time period shall have open motion picture captioning; provides exceptions and penalties for violations.
Latest action: 2026-05-13 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
- Nathalia Fernandez (—, NY-34) — sponsor · 2026-04-13
- Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, NY-15) — cosponsor · 2026-04-13
- Jeremy Cooney (—, NY-56) — cosponsor · 2026-04-13
- Robert Jackson (—, NY-31) — cosponsor · 2026-04-13
- Liz Krueger (—, NY-28) — cosponsor · 2026-04-13
- Zellnor Myrie (—, NY-20) — cosponsor · 2026-04-13
- Roxanne J. Persaud (—, NY-19) — cosponsor · 2026-04-13
- Julia Salazar (—, NY-18) — cosponsor · 2026-04-13
- Luis R. Sepúlveda (—, NY-32) — cosponsor · 2026-04-13
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO CONSUMER PROTECTION
- · senate — REPORTED AND COMMITTED TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
- · senate — AMEND AND RECOMMIT TO COMMERCE, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND SMALL BUSINESS
- · senate — PRINT NUMBER 9888A
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Inbound (9)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-13 | Liz Krueger | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-13 | Nathalia Fernandez | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-13 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-13 | Robert Jackson | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-13 | Zellnor Myrie | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-13 | Luis R. Sepúlveda | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-13 | Julia Salazar | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-13 | Roxanne J. Persaud | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-13 | Jeremy Cooney | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Nathalia Fernandez (—, state_upper NY-34) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Jeremy Cooney (—, state_upper NY-56) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (—, state_upper NY-15) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Julia Salazar (—, state_upper NY-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Liz Krueger (—, state_upper NY-28) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Luis R. Sepúlveda (—, state_upper NY-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Robert Jackson (—, state_upper NY-31) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Roxanne J. Persaud (—, state_upper NY-19) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Zellnor Myrie (—, state_upper NY-20) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no
Activity
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- 2026-04-13 · cosponsored by Jeremy Cooney (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-13 · sponsored by Nathalia Fernandez (sponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-13 · cosponsored by Robert Jackson (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-13 · cosponsored by Roxanne J. Persaud (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-13 · cosponsored by Luis R. Sepúlveda (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-13 · cosponsored by Zellnor Myrie (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-13 · cosponsored by Julia Salazar (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-13 · cosponsored by Joseph P. Addabbo Jr. (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-13 · cosponsored by Liz Krueger (cosponsor) · sponsorship