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118TH CONGRESS
1ST SESSION H. R. 3222
To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
MAY 11, 2023
Mr. CONNOLLY (for himself, Mr. QUIGLEY, Mr. JOHNSON of Georgia, Mr.
NADLER, and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following bill; which was re-
ferred to the Committee on the Judiciary
A BILL
To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
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tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,
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SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Cameras in the Court-
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room Act’’.
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SEC. 2. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 28.
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(a) IN GENERAL.—Chapter 45 of title 28, United
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States Code, is amended by adding at the end the fol-
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lowing:
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‘‘§ 678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings
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‘‘The Supreme Court shall permit television coverage
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of all open sessions of the Court unless the Court decides,
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by a vote of the majority of justices, that allowing such
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coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation
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of the due process rights of one or more of the parties
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before the Court.’’.
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(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The chapter analysis
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for chapter 45 of title 28, United States Code, is amended
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by adding at the end the following:
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‘‘678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings.’’.
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