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A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

USA115th CongressS-649| Senate 
| Updated: 3/15/2017
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (4)
Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Cameras in the Courtroom Act This bill requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.
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Timeline
Feb 6, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-464
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Mar 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1846)
  • February 6, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-464
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.


  • March 15, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 15, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1846)

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  • HR 115-464: To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDue process and equal protectionSupreme CourtTelevision and film

A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

USA115th CongressS-649| Senate 
| Updated: 3/15/2017
Cameras in the Courtroom Act This bill requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.
View Full Text

Suggested Questions

Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better

Timeline
Feb 6, 2017

Latest Companion Bill Action

HR 115-464
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Mar 15, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 15, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1846)
  • February 6, 2017

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    HR 115-464
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.


  • March 15, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 15, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1846)
Richard J. Durbin

Richard J. Durbin

Democratic Senator

Illinois

Cosponsors (4)
Amy Klobuchar (Democratic)Al Franken (Democratic)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Richard Blumenthal (Democratic)

Judiciary Committee

Law

Related Bills

  • HR 115-4504: To amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, the Rules of the House of Representatives, the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995, the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946, the Duncan Hunter National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2009, the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, the Financial Stability Act of 2010, and the Federal Funding Accountability and Transparency Act of 2006 to improve access to information in the legislative and executive branches of the Government, and for other purposes.
  • HR 115-464: To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDue process and equal protectionSupreme CourtTelevision and film