S. 1146 119th Congress Senate

Cameras in the Courtroom Act

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

Introduced: March 26, 2025 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 26, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1874)

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced in Senate

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What's happening now March 26, 2025

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1874)

Hearings & markups 1

Business meeting to consider S.1133, to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings, S.1146, to permit the …
Open Business Meeting Jun 18, 2026 · 9:00 AM EDT · Judiciary Committee

Related & companion bills 1

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Judiciary Committee
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Cosponsors 4

Schiff, Adam B.

California · Mar 27, 2025

Blumenthal, Richard

Connecticut · Mar 26, 2025

Grassley, Chuck

Iowa · Mar 26, 2025

Klobuchar, Amy

Minnesota · Mar 26, 2025

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1146: Cameras in the Courtroom Act. 119th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1146/

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"S. 1146: Cameras in the Courtroom Act." 119th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1146/.

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S. 1146, 119th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/119-S-1146/.

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