3.0.0 829 2023-01-13T04:48:48Z 2023-01-13T04:48:48Z Senate S S 2005-04-18 109 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Reported by 2006-03-30T21:28:04Z Markup by 2006-03-30T17:47:00Z Hearings by 2005-11-09T21:13:49Z Referred to 2005-04-18T20:40:02Z To allow media coverage of court proceedings. 109 2422 HR 2005-07-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, the Internet, and Intellectual Property. Related bill CRS 2006-03-30 Senate Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 383. Calendars 2006-03-30 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. Without written report. Committee 2006-03-30 Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Specter without amendment. Without written report. Committee 14000 9 Library of Congress ssju00 Judiciary Committee 2006-03-30 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2005-11-09 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held. Hearings printed: S.Hrg. 109-331. Committee 2005-04-18 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3823) IntroReferral 2005-04-18 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3822-3823) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2005-04-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N S000148 Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] Charles Schumer D NY E. 2005-04-18 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2005-04-18 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2005-04-18 True C000858 Sen. Craig, Larry E. [R-ID] LARRY CRAIG R ID EDWIN 2005-04-18 True F000061 Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] RUSSELL FEINGOLD D WI D. 2005-04-18 True A000121 Sen. Allen, George [R-VA] GEORGE ALLEN R VA F. 2005-04-18 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2005-04-18 True G000359 Sen. Graham, Lindsey [R-SC] Lindsey Graham R SC 2005-04-18 True D000294 Sen. DeWine, Mike [R-OH] MICHAEL DEWINE R OH 2005-04-18 True A000109 Sen. Allard, Wayne [R-CO] A. ALLARD R CO WAYNE 2005-04-18 True S000709 Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] ARLEN SPECTER R PA 2006-02-15 False 2006-04-18T04:00:00Z S. 829, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2005 http://www.cbo.gov/publication/17737 <p>Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 30, 2006</p> 2006-04-18T04:00:00Z S. 829, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2005 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/17737 Cost estimate for the bill as reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 30, 2006 Law Administration of justice Appellate courts Arts, Culture, Religion Civil procedure Court reporting Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure District courts Government Operations and Politics Judges Photography Radio broadcasting Science, Technology, Communications Sound recording and reproducing Supreme Court Television broadcasting Video tape recording Witnesses Law 00 2005-04-18 Introduced in Senate 2005-04-30T14:40:52Z 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 to the broadcast audience of the trial proceeding; and (2) the presiding judge in a trial proceeding to inform each witness who is not a party of his or her right to make such request.

Authorizes the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate advisory guidelines to which a presiding judge may refer in making decisions regarding the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act.]]>

80 2006-03-30 Reported to Senate without amendment 2007-01-30T18:05:14Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2005 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate 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.

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 to the broadcast audience of the trial proceeding; and (2) the presiding judge in a trial proceeding to inform each witness who is not a party of his or her right to make such request.

Authorizes the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate advisory guidelines to which a presiding judge may refer in making decisions regarding the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act.

]]> Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2005 Display Title Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2005 Short Titles as Introduced Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2005 Short Titles as Reported to Senate Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2005 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to allow media coverage of court proceedings. Reported to Senate 2006-03-30T05:00:00Z Introduced in Senate 2005-04-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-109s829is/xml/BILLS-109s829is.xml 2006-03-30 Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 383. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.