United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 917 (113th)
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013
Introduced
28 February 2013
Last action
3 December 2014 · Committee
Status
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsors
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4], Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3], Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18], Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22], Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8], Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
12 August 2025
Summary
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate court (including the Supreme 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, except when such action would constitute a violation of the due process rights of any party. Directs: (1) a district court, upon the request of any witness in a trial proceeding other than a party, to order the face and voice of the witness to be disguised or otherwise obscured to render the witness unrecognizable for purposes of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising the witness; and (2) the presiding judge in a trial proceeding to inform each witness who is not a party of the right to make such request. Authorizes the Judicial Conference to promulgate mandatory guidelines with respect to the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act. Terminates a district court's authority under this Act three years after enactment of this Act.
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Timeline
28 February 2013
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
28 February 2013
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
8 April 2013
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.
Source: Committee
3 December 2014
Committee
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Introduced in House · 28 February 2013 · Download file
Documents
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Sponsors
- Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Chaffetz, Jason [R-UT-3] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] · D · Sponsor
- Rep. Lynch, Stephen F. [D-MA-8] · D · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bentivolio, Kerry L. [R-MI-11] · R · Cosponsor
- · hsju00 · Standing
Related records
- related to ← Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/113th-congress/house-bill/917
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/113/hr/917
- us · 113-hr-917 · source updated 12 August 2025