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Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019

Introduced: February 13, 2019 See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
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
 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.
What's happening now March 25, 2019

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

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