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H.R. 1164 116th Congress House

Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019

Official title: To direct the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts to consolidate the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system, and for other purposes.

Introduced: February 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
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This bill died when the 116th Congress ended
It never became law before the 116th Congress (2019–2020) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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To President
Became law
Mar 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Feb 13, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 13, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action March 25, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019

This bill directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, in coordination with the General Services Administration, 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 upon filing, and
  • documents on PACER must be available to the public and to parties before the court free of charge.
 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5150 Transparency in Government Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 7
All 7 Democratic 5 Republican 2
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Foster, Bill
Illinois · Jul 22, 2020
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Raskin, Jamie
Maryland · Feb 3, 2020
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Cole, Tom
Oklahoma · Jan 14, 2020
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Cline, Ben
Virginia · Oct 15, 2019
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Stanton, Greg
Arizona · Oct 15, 2019
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Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Feb 13, 2019
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Feb 13, 2019
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1164: Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1164/
MLA
"H.R. 1164: Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1164/.
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H.R. 1164, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1164/.
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[H.R. 1164: Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-1164/)
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