Senate Bill 2064
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019
Introduced
Introduced in Senate on Jul 9, 2019
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
2064
Congress
116
Policy Area
Law
Law
Primary focus of measure is matters affecting civil actions and administrative remedies, courts and judicial administration, general constitutional issues, dispute resolution, including mediation and arbitration. Measures concerning specific constitutional amendments may fall under the policy area relevant to the subject matter of the amendment (e.g., Education). Measures concerning criminal procedure and law enforcement may fall under Crime and Law Enforcement policy area.
No Senate votes have been held for this bill.
Summary
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.
July 9, 2019
07/09/2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
07/09/2019
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Nov 1, 2022 1:50:44 PM