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S 1146 Advanced toward a vote

Requires the Supreme Court to allow television coverage of its open sessions, unless a majority of justices decides that coverage in a particular case violates the due process rights of one or more parties.

Official title: Cameras in the Courtroom Act

Next stop Senate floor: awaiting a vote
Timeline each lane is a chamber; dates pull from congress.gov actions
Senate
Introduced 26-MAR-2025
Referred 26-MAR-2025
Approved by committee 18-JUN-2026
Reported 23-JUN-2026
On the calendar 23-JUN-2026
Key points
  • Requires the Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions.
  • Lets a majority of justices bar coverage in a particular case if it violates the due process rights of one or more parties.
  • Adds Section 678 to Chapter 45 of Title 28, United States Code, with a matching entry in the chapter analysis.
AI-generated from the Reported to Senate text of 23-JUN-2026 · verify · report an error
Official CRS summary

Covers an older version. The newest CRS summary describes the bill as of "Introduced in Senate" (26-MAR-2025); the text has changed since (Reported to Senate, 23-JUN-2026).

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Committee referrals (1) Policy area

Law

Sponsor Richard J. Durbin (D-IL) Cosponsors · 4
■ 3 D■ 1 R
3 Democrats
1 Republican
congress.gov page Reported to Senate (23-JUN-2026) Introduced in Senate (26-MAR-2025)