# 116-hr-6642: Court Access Amid the Pandemic Act

116-hr-6642, Court Access Amid the Pandemic Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL); status Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-6642
- Congress: 116
- Title: Court Access Amid the Pandemic Act
- Status: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-04-28
- Sponsor: Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL)
- Cosponsors: 2
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Court Access Amid the Pandemic Act This bill allows U.S. circuit courts to dispose of cases without oral argument or to proceed with oral argument, with the consent of the litigants, via video teleconferencing or telephone conferencing during the COVID-19 (i.e., coronavirus disease 2019) public health emergency. Oral arguments in U.S. circuit court and U.S. district court must be made available for public transmission in real time and be permanently archived on the internet, except for U.S. district court proceedings the dissemination of which would seriously jeopardize public health and safety.

## Cosponsors (2)

- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Schakowsky, Janice D. [D-IL-9] (D-IL), 2020-04-28T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 116-hr-8820: PASS Act
- 116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8363: Protecting Our Democracy Act
- 116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020
- 116-hr-8111: RNC Act

## Sources
- [116-hr-6642 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/6642)

## Related
- [116-hr-8820: PASS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8820)
- [116-hr-8662: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8662)
- [116-hr-8433: Preventing Future Pandemics Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8433)
- [116-hr-8363: Protecting Our Democracy Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8363)
- [116-hr-8270: I am Vanessa Guillén Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8270)
- [116-hr-8111: RNC Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-8111)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-6642 (as of 2025-11-18).