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Court Access Amid the Pandemic Act

Introduced: April 28, 2020 Introduced by: Quigley, Mike Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
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Apr 28, 2020
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Court Access Amid the Pandemic Act

This bill allows U.S. circuit courts to dispose of cases without oral argument or to proceed with oral argument, with the consent of the litigants, via video teleconferencing or telephone conferencing during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Oral arguments in U.S. circuit court and U.S. district court must be made available for public transmission in real time and be permanently archived on the internet, except for U.S. district court proceedings the dissemination of which would seriously jeopardize public health and safety.

What's happening now April 28, 2020

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Apr 28, 2020
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 28, 2020
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6642: Court Access Amid the Pandemic Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6642/
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"H.R. 6642: Court Access Amid the Pandemic Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6642/.
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H.R. 6642, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-6642/.
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