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Bill · 119th Congress · S 1146
Cameras in the Courtroom Act
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Introduced 2025-03-26Topic: criminal justice · governance ethicsSummary
Summary by the Congressional Research ServiceCameras 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 before the Court.
Sponsors
- Richard J. Durbin Democrat sponsor
- 4 cosponsors
Action history
| Date | Chamber | Action | Status effect |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-23 | Senate | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445. | |
| 2026-06-23 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report. | refer |
| 2026-06-23 | Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report. | report | |
| 2026-06-18 | Senate | Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. | refer |
| 2025-03-26 | Senate | Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1874) | refer |
| 2025-03-26 | Introduced in Senate | introduce |