United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 4 D · 2 R cosponsors

S 1133 — Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2025

Last action — Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 444.

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    Introduced
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    In Committee
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    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
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    To Executive
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    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

Next likely step: a committee vote, then a floor vote in the Senate.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

How often bills like it became law.

  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 6 sponsors

    1 primary, 5 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (4 D · 2 R) — cross-party backing.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

In plain language

The bill allows cameras and broadcasting in federal courtrooms during certain proceedings.

The Sunshine in the Courtroom Act of 2025 aims to permit the use of cameras in federal courtrooms, enhancing transparency. It applies to various types of proceedings, supporting public access to judicial processes.

Bill Text

Action History

  1. Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.

  2. Committee on the Judiciary. Reported by Senator Grassley without amendment. Without written report.

  3. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 444.

  4. Committee on the Judiciary. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.

  5. Introduced in Senate

  6. Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 5 co-sponsors · 541 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (5)

Not signed on (541)

541 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Subjects

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 1133?
S 1133 is sponsored by Klobuchar, Amy (Democratic), Durbin, Richard J. (Democratic), Blumenthal, Richard (Democratic), Markey, Edward J. (Democratic), Cornyn, John (Republican), and Grassley, Chuck (Republican).
What is the current status of S 1133?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced March 26, 2025. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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