United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 4257 (117th)
Cameras in the Courtroom Act
Introduced
30 June 2021
Last action
1 November 2022 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Sponsors
Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11], Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5], Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large], Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12], Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1], Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4], Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7], Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
5 December 2025
Summary
Cameras in the Courtroom Act This bill requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.
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Timeline
30 June 2021
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
30 June 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
30 June 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
1 November 2022
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · 30 June 2021 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] · D · Sponsor
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] · D · Cosponsor
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Related records
- related to → Transparency in Government Act of 2021
- related to → Cameras in the Courtroom Act
- related to → Cameras in the Courtroom Act
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4257
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/117/hr/4257
- us · 117-hr-4257 · source updated 5 December 2025