119th Congress
S. 1146
Cameras in the Courtroom Act
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To President
- Became law
- Sponsor
- Richard J. Durbin(D-IL)
- Introduced
- Mar 26, 2025
- Policy area
- Law
- Committees
- Senate Committee on the Judiciary
- Official text
- Reported to Senate · Congress.gov page
Cosponsors (4)
Original cosponsors (3)
- Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
- Chuck Grassley (R-IA)
- Richard Blumenthal (D-CT)
Added later (1)
- Adam B. Schiff (D-CA) · Mar 27, 2025
Summary
Summary by the Congressional Research Service· describes the “Introduced in Senate” version
Cameras in the Courtroom Act
This bill 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 before the Court.
Roll-call votes
No recorded votes on this bill.
Actions
- Jun 23, 2026 · Senate
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445. - Jun 23, 2026 · Senate
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report. - Jun 18, 2026 · Senate
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably. - Mar 26, 2025 · Senate
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1874) - Mar 26, 2025
Introduced in Senate