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HR 96 113th Congress House

Cameras in the Courtroom Act

Official title: To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

Introduced: May 6, 2013 See on congress.gov
Law Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDue process and equal protectionSupreme CourtTelevision and film
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 25, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.
Jan 3, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 3, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Latest action January 25, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cameras in the Courtroom Act - 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.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1207 Identical bill Cameras in the Courtroom Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 3
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jul 16, 2013
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · May 6, 2013
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Van Hollen, Chris
Maryland · Apr 23, 2013
Poe, Ted
· Jan 3, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 96: Cameras in the Courtroom Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-96/
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"H.R. 96: Cameras in the Courtroom Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-96/.
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H.R. 96, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-96/.
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