US Congress House Bill 3723 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 6-2)
Status: Introduced on October 8 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Eyes on the Courts Act of 2015 This bill requires the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court, including the Supreme Court, to permit court proceedings to be photographed, electronically recorded, broadcasted, televised, or streamed on the Internet to or for the public, unless the judge determines, upon a motion of a party or the judge, that it would constitute a violation of the due process rights of a party or is not in the interests of justice. The Judicial Conference may promulgate mandatory guidelines with respect to the management and administration of such photographing, recording, broadcasting, televising, or streaming. The presiding judge of each appellate court may promulgate rules and disciplinary measures for the courtroom use of any form of media or media equipment and the acquisition or distribution of any of the images or sounds obtained in the courtroom.

Eyes on the Courts Act of 2015

Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY]	Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA]	Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL]	Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX]
Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Joyce Beatty [D-OH]	Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]

Date	Chamber	Action
2015-11-03	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
2015-10-08	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2015-10-08	House	Introduced in House

HB917 (Related) 2015-03-16 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
SB783 (Related) 2015-03-18 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S1631; text of measure as introduced: CR S1631-1632)

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/3723/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr3723/BILLS-114hr3723ih.pdf