To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
Latest action · Mar 1, 2007 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 1, 2007
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
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.
Cosponsors 7
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Mar 1, 2007 to Jan 15, 2008, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-MA | Barney Frank | Original | Mar 1, 2007 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Mar 1, 2007 |
| R-NM | Stevan Pearce | Original | Mar 1, 2007 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Mar 1, 2007 |
| R-TX | Ron Paul | Jul 17, 2007 | |
| D-WA | Brian Baird | Dec 11, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Kirsten E. Gillibrand | Jan 15, 2008 |
Actions 2
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Mar 1, 2007Introduced in House
- Mar 1, 2007Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 344 | A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. | Identical bill | Sep 8, 2008 |
Subjects
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Text 1
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- Mar 1, 2007Introduced in House
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