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S 1945 112th Congress Senate Law Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Due process and equal protection Supreme Court Television and film

A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

Introduced: December 5, 2011 Introduced by: Durbin, Richard J. Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 6 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 13, 2012
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
Feb 13, 2012
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Feb 9, 2012
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Dec 6, 2011
Committee on the Judiciary Subcommittee on Administrative Oversight and the Courts. Hearings held. With printed Hearing: S.Hrg. 112-584.
Dec 5, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S8186)
Dec 5, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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

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.

What's happening now February 13, 2012

Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 3572 Related bill Cameras in the Courtroom Act of 2011
 Bill text 2 versions

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4 Republican 2
D
Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Feb 9, 2012
 D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Dec 6, 2011
 D
Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Dec 5, 2011
 R
Cornyn, John
Texas · Dec 5, 2011
 R
Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Dec 5, 2011
 D
Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Dec 5, 2011
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