HOUSE 1164116th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019
- Last Action
- 3/25/2019
Actions
- 2019-03-25Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- 2019-02-13Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2019-02-13Introduced in House
- 2019-02-13Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2019-02-13 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (9)
- Mike Quigley (D-IL)
- David Roe (R-TN)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Brian Higgins (D-NY)
- Ben Cline (R-VA)
- Greg Stanton (D-AZ)
- Tom Cole (R-OK)
- Jamie Raskin (D-MD)
- Bill Foster (D-IL)
Subjects
- Civil actions and liability
- Computer security and identity theft
- Computers and information technology
- Government information and archives
- Judicial procedure and administration
- State and local courts
- User charges and fees
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