Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019

United States116th CongressHR-1164House of Representatives
Updated: Mar 25, 2019

Summary

Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019 This bill directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, in coordination with the General Services Administration, to consolidate the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system into one system. Additionally, it establishes certain requirements for the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, including the following: documents filed with a federal court must be publicly accessible upon filing, and documents on PACER must be available to the public and to parties before the court free of charge.

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Timeline

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S-2064: Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019

Introduced in Senate

  1. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    House of Representatives

  2. Introduced in House

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

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