United States · Bill · S
S. 344 (110th)
A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
Introduced
22 January 2007
Last action
8 September 2008 · Committee
Status
By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-448.
Sponsors
Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA], Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA], Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY], Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI], Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX]
Subjects
Discovery layer
Source updated
10 August 2026
Summary
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
22 January 2007
Introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text of measure as introduced: CR S834)
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 2007
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S831-834)
Source: IntroReferral
22 January 2007
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
Source: IntroReferral
29 January 2007
Introduced
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S1257-1262)
Source: IntroReferral
14 February 2007
Committee
Committee on the Judiciary. Hearings held.
Source: Committee
6 December 2007
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
Source: Committee
29 July 2008
Calendars
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 907.
Source: Calendars
29 July 2008
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
29 July 2008
Reported
Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Leahy without amendment. Without written report.
Source: Committee
8 September 2008
Floor
By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-448.
Source: Floor
8 September 2008
Committee
By Senator Leahy from Committee on the Judiciary filed written report. Report No. 110-448.
Source: Committee
Votes
No vote records are attached yet.
Versions
- Reported to Senate · 29 July 2008 · Download file
- Introduced in Senate · 22 January 2007 · Download file
Documents
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Reported to Senate (text)
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Reported to Senate (text)
Reported to Senate · EN · 29 July 2008
Reported to Senate (PDF)
Reported to Senate · EN · 29 July 2008
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Reported to Senate without amendment
summary · EN · 29 July 2008
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Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 January 2007
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Introduced in Senate · EN · 22 January 2007
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summary · EN · 22 January 2007
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Sponsors
- Sen. Specter, Arlen [R-PA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Schumer, Charles E. [D-NY] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Feingold, Russell D. [D-WI] · D · Sponsor
- Sen. Cornyn, John [R-TX] · R · Cosponsor
- · ssju00 · Standing
Related records
Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/110th-congress/senate-bill/344
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/110/s/344
- us · 110-s-344 · source updated 10 August 2026