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2023-08-02T13:00:34Z
Senate
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2021-08-04
117
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Judiciary Committee
Senate
Standing
  - Reported by
2022-03-15T20:57:29Z
  - Markup by
2021-12-09T14:00:00Z
  - Referred to
2021-08-04T22:23:32Z

- Open Courts Act of 2021
117
5844
HR
2022-11-01
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
  - Identical bill
CRS
- 2022-03-15
Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.
Calendars
- 2022-03-15
  - ssju00
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee
- 2022-03-15
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Durbin with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Committee
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Library of Congress
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Judiciary Committee
- 2021-12-09
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Judiciary Committee
Senate
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Committee
- 2021-08-04
  - ssju00
Judiciary Committee
Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
IntroReferral
- 2021-08-04
Introduced in Senate
IntroReferral
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Library of Congress
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Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH]
Rob
Portman
R
OH
N
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Sen. Wyden, Ron [D-OR]
Ron
Wyden
D
OR
2021-08-04
True
- D000563
Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL]
Richard
Durbin
D
IL
J.
2021-11-15
False
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Sen. Hawley, Josh [R-MO]
Josh
Hawley
R
MO
2021-11-15
False
- G000386
Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA]
Charles
Grassley
R
IA
E.
2021-12-09
False
- L000174
Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT]
Patrick
Leahy
D
VT
2021-12-09
False
- F000062
Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA]
Dianne
Feinstein
D
CA
2021-12-09
False
- W000802
Sen. Whitehouse, Sheldon [D-RI]
Sheldon
Whitehouse
D
RI
2021-12-09
False
- K000393
Sen. Kennedy, John [R-LA]
John
Kennedy
R
LA
Neely
2021-12-09
False
- C001088
Sen. Coons, Christopher A. [D-DE]
Christopher
Coons
D
DE
A.
2021-12-09
False
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Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT]
Richard
Blumenthal
D
CT
2021-12-09
False
- H001042
Sen. Hirono, Mazie K. [D-HI]
Mazie
Hirono
D
HI
K.
2021-12-09
False
- B001288
Sen. Booker, Cory A. [D-NJ]
Cory
Booker
D
NJ
2021-12-09
False
- P000145
Sen. Padilla, Alex [D-CA]
Alex
Padilla
D
CA
2021-12-09
False
- O000174
Sen. Ossoff, Jon [D-GA]
Jon
Ossoff
D
GA
2021-12-09
False
- 2022-09-26T21:14:00Z

S. 2614, Open Courts Act
https://www.cbo.gov/publication/58522
As reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on March 15, 2022
Law
- Accounting and auditing
- Computer security and identity theft
- Congressional oversight
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Inflation and prices
- Internet and video services
- Internet, web applications, social media
- Judicial procedure and administration
- User charges and fees
Law
00
2021-08-04
Introduced in Senate
2022-01-03T13:08:07Z
Open Courts Act of 2021
This bill requires the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to establish a single electronic system for all public court records that is publicly accessible for free. Under the existing Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, users are charged fees for accessing court documents.
To fund the development of the new consolidated system, the Judicial Conference must temporarily establish a schedule of additional fees for higher-volume nongovernmental users of PACER.
To fund the operations of the new system, the Judicial Conference shall collect an annual fee from each federal agency equal to that agency's PACER fees in 2018, adjusted for inflation. The Judicial Conference may also establish reasonable filing fees based on specified factors, including the extent of a person's use and the interests of justice.
25
2022-03-15
Reported to Senate
2023-08-02T12:52:28Z
Open Courts Act of 2021
This bill requires the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to establish a single electronic system for all public federal court records that is publicly accessible, free of charge, and does not require registration.

Open Courts Act of 2021
- Official Title as Introduced

A bill to provide for the modernization of electronic case management systems, and for other purposes.
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Display Title

Open Courts Act of 2021
- Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate

Open Courts Act of 2021
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Senate
Reported to Senate
RS
- Short Title(s) as Introduced

Open Courts Act of 2021
Introduced in Senate
IS
- Reported to Senate
2022-03-15T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2614rs/xml/BILLS-117s2614rs.xml
- Introduced in Senate
2021-08-04T04:00:00Z
  - https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s2614is/xml/BILLS-117s2614is.xml
2022-03-15
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.
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