United States 119th Congress Status: In Committee Bipartisan · 1 R · 1 D cosponsors

S 4667 — Open Courts Act of 2026

Last action — Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.

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

Prognosis

Advancing 34% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

Low

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  • In Committee

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 2 sponsors

    1 primary, 1 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Bipartisan support

    Sponsored across 2 parties (1 R · 1 D) — cross-party backing.

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In plain language

The bill aims to increase public access to court proceedings and documents.

This legislation seeks to ensure that courtroom activities and legal documents are accessible to the public, promoting transparency. It aims to enhance the open nature of judicial processes.

Bill Text

How this bill changes current law

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The bill modernizes electronic federal court records systems and establishes new funding mechanisms for their operation.

  • 28 U.S.C. 1913

    The fees and costs to be charged and collected in each court of appeals shall be prescribed from time to time by the Judicial Conference of the United States. Such fees and costs shall be reasonable and uniform in all the circuits. → (a) (1) The Judicial Conference shall prescribe, after providing public notice and an opportunity for public comment, a schedule of additional fees for any person other than a government agency that accrues such fees for access in an amount of $25,000 or greater in any quarter or uses bulk-access functions. All fees collected under the preceding sentence shall be deposited as offsetting collections to the Judiciary Information Technology Fund pursuant to section 612(c)(1)(A) of title 28, United States Code.

    The amendment introduces new fee structures for high-volume users accessing court records to fund modernization efforts.

  • 28 U.S.C. 1913

    The fees and costs to be charged and collected in each court of appeals shall be prescribed from time to time by the Judicial Conference of the United States. Such fees and costs shall be reasonable and uniform in all the circuits. → (b) To generate revenue to offset the annual covered costs, the Director of the Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall collect an annual fee from Federal agencies equal to the Public Access to Court Electronic Records access fees paid by those agencies in the full fiscal year preceding the date of enactment of the Open Courts Act of 2026, as adjusted for inflation.

    The amendment specifies a mechanism for funding the operation of modernized court records systems through annual fees collected from federal agencies.

Action History

  1. Introduced in Senate

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

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 1 co-sponsors · 545 not signed on

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Co-sponsors (1)

Not signed on (545)

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors S 4667?
S 4667 is sponsored by Wyden, Ron (Democratic) and Kennedy, John (Republican).
What is the current status of S 4667?
This bill is in committee in the Senate. Introduced June 02, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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