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S.554: A bill to allow media coverage of court proceedings.
About This Bill
- This bill was introduced in the 108th Congress
- This bill is primarily about law
- Introduced March 6, 2003
- Latest Major Action May 22, 2003
- See the three similar bills introduced in other congresses.
Bill Sponsor
Bill Cosponsors
11 (4 Democrats, 8 Republicans)
Bill Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced in the Senate on March 6, 2003. The summary of that version is repeated here.)Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court or U.S. district court to permit the photographing, electronic recording, broadcasting, or televising to the public of court proceedings over which that judge presides.Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding...
(Source: Library of Congress)
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Bill Actions
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Sponsor introductory remarks on measure.
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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
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Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Hatch without amendment. Without written report.
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 107.
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March 6, 2003 |
Introduced in the Senate by Charles E. Grassley (R-Iowa) |