US HB3572 | 2011-2012 | 112th Congress
Status
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 20-4)
Status: Introduced on December 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-12-06 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on December 6 2011 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2011-12-06 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
The Cameras in the Courtroom Act of 2011 - 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 of 2011
Sponsors
| Rep. Gerald Connolly [D-VA] | Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH] | Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI] | Rep. Hansen Clarke [D-MI] |
| Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] | Rep. Joe Courtney [D-CT] | Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] |
| Rep. Keith Ellison [D-MN] | Rep. Bob Filner [D-CA] | Rep. Barney Frank [D-MA] | Rep. John Garamendi [D-CA] |
| Rep. Janice Hahn [D-CA] | Rep. William Keating [D-MA] | Rep. Leonard Lance [R-NJ] | Rep. John Larson [D-CT] |
| Rep. James Moran [D-VA] | Rep. Jerrold Nadler [D-NY] | Rep. John Olver [D-MA] | Rep. Stevan Pearce [R-NM] |
| Rep. Ted Poe [R-TX] | Rep. Jackie Speier [D-CA] | Sen. Chris Van Hollen [D-MD] | Rep. John Yarmuth [D-KY] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2011-12-06 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2011-12-06 | House | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E2192) |
Same As/Similar To
SB1945 (Related) 2012-02-13 - Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 319.
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/112th-congress/house-bill/3572/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/hr3572/BILLS-112hr3572ih.pdf |
