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Research Report·CRS Legal Sidebar·Version 5
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Legislative and Judicial Developments Affecting Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER)

Published Feb 1, 2022·Updated Jun 21, 2025

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  • HR 1164116th Congress

    Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019

    Mar 25, 2019 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

  • HR 6017116th Congress

    Twenty-First Century Courts Act

    Feb 28, 2020 · Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  • HR 8235116th Congress

    Open Courts Act of 2020

    Dec 9, 2020 · Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  • S 2064116th Congress

    Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019

    Jul 9, 2019 · Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  • HR 5844117th Congress

    Open Courts Act of 2021

    Nov 1, 2022 · Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.

  • S 2614117th Congress

    Open Courts Act of 2021

    Mar 15, 2022 · Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 307.

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