3.0.0 818 2023-01-11T13:47:39Z 2023-01-11T13:47:39Z Senate S 2021-03-18 117 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Markup by 2021-06-24T13:00:02Z Referred to 2021-03-18T15:32:36Z 2021-06-24 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. Committee 2021-03-18 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2021-03-18 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. N K000367 Sen. Klobuchar, Amy [D-MN] Amy Klobuchar D MN 2021-03-18 True C001056 Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] John Cornyn R TX 2021-03-18 True D000563 Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] Richard Durbin D IL J. 2021-03-18 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2021-03-18 True B001277 Sen. Blumenthal, Richard [D-CT] Richard Blumenthal D CT 2021-03-18 True M000133 Sen. Markey, Edward J. [D-MA] Edward Markey D MA J. 2021-03-18 True 2022-02-17T21:02:00Z S. 818, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2021 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/57859 As ordered reported by the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on June 24, 2021 Law Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies Evidence and witnesses Federal appellate courts Federal district courts Judicial procedure and administration Photography and imaging Sound recording Supreme Court Television and film Law 00 2021-03-18 Introduced in Senate 2021-04-30T15:22:53Z Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2021

This bill establishes a framework to allow federal court proceedings—in district courts, in circuit courts, and at the Supreme Court—to be photographed, recorded, broadcast, or televised. Specifically, it authorizes the presiding judge to permit media coverage of court proceedings, subject to requirements and limitations.

]]> Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2021 Display Title Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced A bill to provide for media coverage of Federal court proceedings. Introduced in Senate IS Short Title(s) as Introduced Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2021 Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2021-03-18T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117s818is/xml/BILLS-117s818is.xml 2021-06-24 Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. 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.