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S. 822 116th Congress Senate

Cameras in the Courtroom Act

Official title: A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.

Introduced: March 14, 2019 Introduced by: Richard J. Durbin Democratic · Illinois See on congress.gov
Law Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDue process and equal protectionJudicial procedure and administrationSupreme CourtTelevision and film
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Mar 14, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1905)
Mar 14, 2019
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 Latest action March 14, 2019

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1905)

 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Cameras in the Courtroom Act

This bill requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 5150 Transparency in Government Act of 2019
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 2 Republican 1
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Blumenthal, Richard
Connecticut · Mar 14, 2019
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Grassley, Chuck
Iowa · Mar 14, 2019
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Mar 14, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 822: Cameras in the Courtroom Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-822/
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"S. 822: Cameras in the Courtroom Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-822/.
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S. 822, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-822/.
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