119th Congress · introduced in the Senate · Mar 26, 2025
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2025
Official title from Congress.gov
Latest action (Jun 23, 2026): Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 444.
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Congressional Research Service summary, version: Reported to Senate (Jun 23, 2026)
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2025
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.
Includes amendment, cloture, and procedural votes. Each is labeled with its exact question; only a passage question is a vote to pass the bill.
No recorded roll calls on this bill in coverage.
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 444.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
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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
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