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HR 4176 116th Congress House

Open Access to Courts Act of 2019

Official title: To direct the Judicial Conference to provide electronic public access to exhibits in Federal cases, and for other purposes.

Introduced: October 16, 2019 See on congress.gov
Law Congressional oversightEvidence and witnessesFederal district courtsGovernment information and archivesJudicial procedure and administration
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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
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Sep 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Aug 9, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 9, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Latest action September 25, 2019

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

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Open Access to Courts Act of 2019

This bill establishes a pilot program to provide public online access to exhibits in federal cases.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
D
Lieu, Ted
California · Oct 16, 2019
 D
Khanna, Ro
California · Sep 27, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4176: Open Access to Courts Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4176/
MLA
"H.R. 4176: Open Access to Courts Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4176/.
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H.R. 4176, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4176/.
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[H.R. 4176: Open Access to Courts Act of 2019](https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-4176/)
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