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Cameras in the Courtroom Act
A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
- Introduced
- Committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
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 before the Court.
Summary by the Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress.
Actions
- Jun 23, 2026 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.
- Jun 23, 2026 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
- Jun 18, 2026 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Mar 26, 2025 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1874)
- Mar 26, 2025 Introduced in Senate
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