S 1146

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 before the Court.

Bill status

Status

Reported

Sponsor

Sen. Richard J. Durbin [D-IL]

Cosponsors

4

Policy area

Law

Introduced

2025-03-26

Latest action

2026-06-23: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.

Committee referrals

• Judiciary Committee: Senate · Reported By · 2026-06-23
• Judiciary Committee: Senate · Markup By · 2026-06-18
• Judiciary Committee: Senate · Referred To · 2025-03-26

Recent actions

• 2026-06-23: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.
• 2026-06-23: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
• 2026-06-23: Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.
• 2026-06-18: Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
• 2025-03-26: Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR S1874)