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Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2018

Introduced: September 6, 2018 See on congress.gov
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Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 6, 2018
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2018

This bill directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to consolidate the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system into one system.

Additionally, it establishes certain requirements for the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, including the following:

  • documents filed with a federal court must be publicly accessible not later than five days after filing, and
  • documents on PACER must be available to the public and to parties before the court free of charge.
What's happening now September 6, 2018

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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