US HB96 | 2013-2014 | 113th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on January 3 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-25 - 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 January 3 2013 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2013-01-25 - 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
Cameras in the Courtroom Act - 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.
Title
Cameras in the Courtroom Act
Sponsors
| Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Matthew Cartwright [D-PA] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
| Rep. James Moran [D-VA] | Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX] | Rep. Mike Quigley [D-IL] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] |
| Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2013-01-25 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet. |
| 2013-01-03 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
Same As/Similar To
SB1207 (Same As) 2013-06-20 - Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S4795)
Subjects
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies
Due process and equal protection
Law
Supreme Court
Television and film
Due process and equal protection
Law
Supreme Court
Television and film
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/96/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/113/bills/hr96/BILLS-113hr96ih.pdf |
