H.R. 917
Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2013
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Sponsor
Rep. King, Steve [R-IA-4]
Bill Details
- Update Date
- Nov 15, 2022
- Origin Chamber
- House
- Bill Type
- HR
- Bill Number
- 917
- Congress
- 113
- Introduced Date
- Feb 28, 2013
- Policy Area
- Law
- Is Law
- No
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, And The Internet.
Source: House committee actions
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Source: House floor actions
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
Introduced in House
Source: Library of Congress
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.
Judiciary Committee
Introduced in House
Feb 28, 2013