Bill116th CongressFiled Jul 9, 2019Law
S. 2064
Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019
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What it doesSummary introduced in senate (Jul 9, 2019)
Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019
This bill directs the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts, in coordination with the General Services Administration, to consolidate the Case Management/Electronic Case Files system into one system.Additionally, it establishes certain requirements for the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, including the following:
- documents filed with a federal court must be publicly accessible upon filing, and
- documents on PACER must be available to the public and to parties before the court free of charge.
What just happenedJul 9, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Who’s behind it
Sen. Portman, Rob [R-OH](R-OH)Sponsor
3 cosponsors2 D1 R
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- Introduced in SenateJul 9, 2019
- Jul 9, 2019IntroReferral
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Judiciary Committee - Jul 9, 2019IntroReferral10000
Introduced in Senate