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HR 4257 117th Congress House Law

Cameras in the Courtroom Act

Introduced: June 30, 2021 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Jun 30, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jun 30, 2021
Introduced in House
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 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.

What's happening now November 1, 2022

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

 Related & companion bills 2
  • HR 2055 Related bill Transparency in Government Act of 2021
  • S 807 Related bill Cameras in the Courtroom Act
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 4
Yarmuth, John
· Jul 2, 2021
Cicilline, David
· Jun 30, 2021
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jun 30, 2021
 D
Quigley, Mike
Illinois · Jun 30, 2021
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4257: Cameras in the Courtroom Act. 117th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4257/
MLA
"H.R. 4257: Cameras in the Courtroom Act." 117th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4257/.
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H.R. 4257, 117th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4257/.
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[H.R. 4257: Cameras in the Courtroom Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/117-HR-4257/)
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