S 1207
113th Congress
Senate
Law
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Due process and equal protection
Supreme Court
Television and film
Cameras in the Courtroom Act
Introduced: June 20, 2013
Introduced by:
Durbin, Richard J.
Democratic
· Illinois
See on congress.gov
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jun 20, 2013
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4795)
Jun 20, 2013
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
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.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4795)
Committees of jurisdiction
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