# 117-hr-4257: Cameras in the Courtroom Act

117-hr-4257, Cameras in the Courtroom Act, is a 117th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA); status Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 117-hr-4257
- Congress: 117
- Title: Cameras in the Courtroom Act
- Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts, Intellectual Property, and the Internet.
- Introduced: 2021-06-30
- Sponsor: Rep. Connolly, Gerald E. [D-VA-11] (D-VA)
- Cosponsors: 7
- Policy area: Law
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

Cameras in the Courtroom Act This bill requires the Supreme Court to permit television coverage of all open sessions of the Court unless it decides by majority vote that allowing such coverage in a particular case would violate the due process rights of any of the parties involved.

## Cosponsors (7)

- Rep. Quigley, Mike [D-IL-5] (D-IL), 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Grijalva, Raúl M. [D-AZ-7] (D-AZ), 2021-06-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Yarmuth, John A. [D-KY-3] (D-KY), 2021-07-02T00:00:00.000Z

## Related bills

- 117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022
- 117-hr-1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021
- 117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act
- 117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act
- 117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act

## Sources
- [117-hr-4257 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/4257)

## Related
- [117-hr-2471: Consolidated Appropriations Act, 2022](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-2471)
- [117-hr-1319: American Rescue Plan Act of 2021](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1319)
- [117-hr-3537: Accelerating Access to Critical Therapies for ALS Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-3537)
- [117-hr-8404: Respect for Marriage Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-8404)
- [117-hr-1842: Harriet Tubman Bicentennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-1842)
- [117-hr-55: Emmett Till Antilynching Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-55)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/117-hr-4257 (as of 2025-11-18).