Cameras in the Courtroom Act has not moved since its introduction on Mar 26, 2025, with cosponsors, all Democrats
IntroducedMar 26, 2025
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Passed one chamber—
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What it changes · CRS summary
Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 50 words.
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 before the Court.
Context
- Committees
- House Judiciary Committee
- Policy area
- Law: 21 of 781 bills became law, 113th–118th (2.7%)
- Sponsor
- 8 of 218 bills enacted since 2013
- Text versions
- 1: introduced in house · 130 words
- Subjects
- Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDue process and equal protectionJudicial procedure and administrationSupreme CourtTelevision and film
- Latest action
- Mar 26, 2025: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Records
- Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 1
Each bill appears once, under its strongest link. 1 in all.
Identical or companion · 1
- 119th S. 1146 Cameras in the Courtroom Act D · Reported
Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]