S 649 · 115th Congress 2017–2019, ended

Cameras in the Courtroom Act

Introduced Mar 15, 2017 Originated Senate Sponsor Richard J. Durbin D-IL

Fact sheet

Latest action · Mar 15, 2017 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1846)

Progress

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IntroducedMar 15, 2017
Passed SenateNot reached
Passed HouseNot reached
To the PresidentNot reached
Became lawNot reached

Summary

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.

Cosponsors 4

Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 15, 2017.

Seat	Cosponsor		Signed on
D-MN	Al Franken	Original	Mar 15, 2017
D-MN	Amy Klobuchar	Original	Mar 15, 2017
R-IA	Chuck Grassley	Original	Mar 15, 2017
D-CT	Richard Blumenthal	Original	Mar 15, 2017

Actions 2

Everything that happened, newest first.

Mar 15, 2017Introduced in Senate
Mar 15, 2017Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S1846)

Related bills 2

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

Bill	Title	Relationship	Latest action
HR 464	Cameras in the Courtroom Act	Identical bill	Feb 6, 2017
HR 4504	Transparency in Government Act of 2017	Related bill	Nov 30, 2017

Subjects

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

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Mar 15, 2017Introduced in Senate

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