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HR 464 115th Congress House Law Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Due process and equal protection Supreme Court Television and film

Cameras in the Courtroom Act

Introduced: January 12, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Feb 6, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jan 12, 2017
Introduced in House
Jan 12, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 involved.

What's happening now February 6, 2017

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 4504 Related bill Transparency in Government Act of 2017
  • S 649 Identical bill Cameras in the Courtroom Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 6
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Castor, Kathy
Florida · Jan 12, 2017
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jan 12, 2017
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Lynch, Stephen F.
Massachusetts · Jan 12, 2017
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Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jan 12, 2017
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 12, 2017
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Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jan 12, 2017
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 464: Cameras in the Courtroom Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-464/
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"H.R. 464: Cameras in the Courtroom Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-464/.
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H.R. 464, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-464/.
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