US HB917 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Introduced on February 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-16 - 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]
Status: Introduced on February 12 2015 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-03-16 - 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]
Summary
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2015 Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court (including the Supreme Court) or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party. Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised or otherwise obscured to render the witness unrecognizable for purposes of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising the witness; and (2) the presiding judge in a trial proceeding to inform each witness who is not a party of the right to make such request. Authorizes the Judicial Conference to promulgate mandatory guidelines with respect to the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act. Terminates a district court's authority under this Act three years after enactment of this Act.
Title
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2015
Sponsors
Rep. Steve King [R-IA] | Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Jason Chaffetz [R-UT] | Rep. Stephen Lynch [D-MA] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
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2015-03-16 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. |
2015-02-12 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2015-02-12 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
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)
HB3723 (Related) 2015-11-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
HB3723 (Related) 2015-11-03 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Subjects
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Evidence and witnesses
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Judicial procedure and administration
Law
Photography and imaging
Sound recording
Supreme Court
Television and film
Evidence and witnesses
Federal appellate courts
Federal district courts
Judicial procedure and administration
Law
Photography and imaging
Sound recording
Supreme Court
Television and film
US Congress State Sources
Type | Source |
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Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/917/all-info |
Text | https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr917/BILLS-114hr917ih.pdf |