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S 1768 109th Congress Senate

A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

Introduced: November 7, 2005 See on congress.gov
Law Science, Technology, CommunicationsSupreme CourtTelevision broadcasting
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 Everywhere this bill has been 7 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 30, 2006
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 384.
Mar 30, 2006
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. Without written report.
Mar 30, 2006
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Nov 9, 2005
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-331.
Sep 26, 2005
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S10429)
Sep 26, 2005
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S10426-10429)
Sep 26, 2005
Introduced in Senate
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 Latest action March 30, 2006

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 384.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

Amends the federal judicial code to require the U.S. Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless the justices decide, by majority vote, that such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of one or more of the parties before the Court.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 4380 Identical bill To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
 Bill text 2 versions

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 2 Republican 2
D
Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Nov 7, 2005
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Sep 26, 2005
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Sep 26, 2005
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Sep 26, 2005
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1768: A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.. 109th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/109-S-1768/
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