S 344 · 110th Congress 2007–2009, ended

A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

Introduced Jan 22, 2007 Originated Senate Sponsor Arlen Specter R-PA

Fact sheet

Latest action · Sep 8, 2008 By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-448.

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.

  1. IntroducedJan 22, 2007
  2. Passed SenateNot reached
  3. Passed HouseNot reached
  4. To the PresidentNot reached
  5. Became lawNot reached

Summary

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

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 5

Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Jan 22, 2007 to Jan 30, 2007, with 4 there on the day it was introduced.

SeatCosponsorSigned on
D-NYCharles E. SchumerOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-IAChuck GrassleyOriginalJan 22, 2007
D-ILRichard J. DurbinOriginalJan 22, 2007
D-WIRussell D. FeingoldOriginalJan 22, 2007
R-TXJohn CornynJan 30, 2007

Actions 9

Everything that happened, newest first.

  1. Sep 8, 2008By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-448.
  2. Jul 29, 2008Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
  3. Jul 29, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 907.
  4. Dec 6, 2007Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
  5. Feb 14, 2007Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
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Related bills 1

Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.

BillTitleRelationshipLatest action
HR 1299To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.Identical billMar 1, 2007

Subjects

Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Law.

Text 2

Each version as it was printed, newest first.

  1. Jul 29, 2008Reported to Senate
  2. Jan 22, 2007Introduced in Senate

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