HR 2128 · 110th Congress · Law

Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007

Introduced 2007-05-03· Sponsored by Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1]· House

Bill Progress

Introduced
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Committee
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House Vote
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Senate
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Enacted
Latest: Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 17 - 11.(2007-10-24)

Plain Language Summary

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007 - Authorizes the presiding judge of a U.S. appellate 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 to the broadcast audience of the trial proceeding; 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 of the United States to promulgate advisory guidelines to which a presiding judge may refer in making decisions regarding the management and administration of photographing, recording, broadcasting, or televising described in this Act.…

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CBO Cost Estimate

Congressional Budget Office

H.R. 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007

Nov 1, 2007

<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 24, 2007</p>

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H.R. 2128, Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2007

Nov 1, 2007

Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on October 24, 2007

Full CBO report ↗

Official non-partisan budget analysis by the Congressional Budget Office

Cosponsors (4)

2 Democrats2 Republicans