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S. 1146

U.S. Senate•Senate Floor Calendar

Summary

S. 1146, the Cameras in the Courtroom Act, was introduced in the Senate on Mar 26, 2025 by Sen. Richard Durbin (D) with 4 co-sponsors. It last saw action on Jun 23, 2026: Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 445.

Record

Text

S. 1146 has 4 co-sponsors.

sb1146/introduced-in-senate.txt
119 S1146 IS: Cameras in the Courtroom Act
 U.S. Senate
 2025-03-26
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 Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain.
 II  119th CONGRESS  1st Session  S. 1146  IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES   March 26, 2025   Mr. Durbin  (for himself,  Mr. Grassley ,  Mr. Blumenthal , and  Ms. Klobuchar ) introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the  Committee on the Judiciary    A BILL
To permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings.
1.
Short title
This Act may be cited as the   Cameras in the Courtroom Act  .
2.
Amendment to title 28
(a)
In general
 Chapter 45  of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:
678.
Televising Supreme Court proceedings
The Supreme Court shall permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless the Court decides, by a vote of the majority of justices, that allowing such coverage in a particular case would constitute a violation of the due process rights of 1 or more of the parties before the Court.
 .
(b)
Clerical amendment
The chapter analysis for  chapter 45  of title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting at the end the following:
678. Televising Supreme Court proceedings.
  .

Tracker

The tracker indicates the progress of this legislation as it moves through the legislative process.

  1. Introduced2025-03-26
  2. Passed Senate
  3. Passed House
  4. Conference
  5. To President
  6. Became Law

CRS Summary

The summaries are the Congressional Research Service’s, one per stage. Read them in full.

Introduced in Senate Mar 26, 2025

sb1146/introduced-in-senate.md

Shown Here:
Introduced in Senate (03/26/2025)

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.

Sponsors

Sen. Richard Durbin (D) sponsors S. 1146, and 4 members have co-sponsored it, 3 of them from the day it was introduced.

Committees

S. 1146 went before 1 committee: Judiciary.

Judiciary
Judiciary
Reported By · Jun 23, 2026

Actions

S. 1146 has taken 5 actions since Mar 26, 2025, the latest on Jun 23, 2026.

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

Votes

S. 1146 has not gone to a roll call.

1 bill is related to S. 1146, as Identical bill.

Titles

S. 1146 goes by 4 titles, 2 of them short titles.

  • Cameras in the Courtroom Act — Short Title(s) as Reported to Senate
  • Cameras in the Courtroom Act — Display Title
  • Cameras in the Courtroom Act — Short Title(s) as Introduced
  • A bill to permit the televising of Supreme Court proceedings. — Official Title as Introduced

Lobbying

1 client hired 1 firm and 1 registered lobbyist who named S. 1146 in 1 quarterly filing, 2025. Reported under the Lobbying Disclosure Act; a filing’s income covers everything its registrant worked that quarter, so the amounts below are the filings’, not this bill’s.

Filed under Agriculture, Budget/Appropriations, Clean Air and Water (quality), Civil Rights/Civil Liberties, Consumer Issues/Safety/Products, Economics/Economic Development, Education, Energy/Nuclear.

Clients

Who paid to be heard, by how many filings named the bill.

ClientBusinessStateFirmsFilingsReported
CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICA—Missouri11$20K

Firms

Registrants who filed on the bill, by filings.

RegistrantClientsFilingsReported
NATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD11$20K

Lobbyists

Named on the filings that cite the bill.

LobbyistFirmsClientsFilings
FRANCES ESKIN-ROYER111

Filings

The documents themselves, on the Senate’s Lobbying Disclosure site, largest reported first.

ClientRegistrantPeriodReportedDocument
CONFERENCE OF PROVINCIALS OF NORTH AMERICANATIONAL ADVOCACY CENTER OF THE SISTERS OF THE GOOD SHEPHERD2025 first_quarter$20K1st Quarter - Report

Classification

The Congressional Research Service files S. 1146 under Law, one of its 31 policy areas, and gives it 5 legislative subjects.

CRS Subjects

CRS assigns every bill one policy area from its 31; S. 1146’s is Law.

s1146/policy-areas.txt
LawAgriculture and FoodAnimalsArmed Forces and National SecurityArts, Culture, ReligionCivil Rights and Liberties, Minority IssuesCommerceCongressCrime and Law EnforcementEconomics and Public FinanceEducationEmergency ManagementEnergyEnvironmental ProtectionFamiliesFinance and Financial SectorForeign Trade and International FinanceGovernment Operations and PoliticsHealthHousing and Community DevelopmentImmigrationInternational AffairsLabor and EmploymentNative AmericansPublic Lands and Natural ResourcesScience, Technology, CommunicationsSocial WelfareSports and RecreationTaxationTransportation and Public WorksWater Resources Development

Legislative Subjects

S. 1146 carries 5 of CRS’s legislative subjects, from Broadcasting, cable, digital technologies to Television and film.

s1146/subjects.txt
Broadcasting, cable, digital technologiesDue process and equal protectionJudicial procedure and administrationSupreme CourtTelevision and film

Source: congress.gov · legiscan.com