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H.R. 1164 (116th)

Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019

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Introduced

13 February 2019

Last action

25 March 2019 · Referred

Status

Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

Sponsors

Doug Collins, Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], David Roe, Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Brian Higgins, Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6], Greg Stanton, Tom Cole, Rep. Raskin, Jamie [D-MD-8], Rep. Foster, Bill [D-IL-11]

Subjects

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16 January 2025

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Summary

Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019 This bill directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, in coordination with the General Services Administration, to consolidate the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system into one system. Additionally, it establishes certain requirements for the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, including the following: documents filed with a federal court must be publicly accessible upon filing, and documents on PACER must be available to the public and to parties before the court free of charge.

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Timeline

  1. 13 February 2019

    Introduced

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 13 February 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 13 February 2019

    Introduced

    Introduced in House

    Source: IntroReferral

  4. 25 March 2019

    Referred

    Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

    Source: Committee

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