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House Bill 8235
116th Congress(2019-2020)
Open Courts Act of 2020
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Passed House on Dec 8, 2020
Overview
Text
Introduced
Sep 14, 2020
Latest Action
Dec 9, 2020
Origin Chamber
House
Type
Bill
Bill
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Bill Number
8235
Congress
116
Policy Area
Law
Law
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Sponsorship by Party
Democrat
Hank Johnson
Georgia
Republican
Doug Collins
Georgia
House Votes (1)
Senate Votes (0)
checkPassed on December 8, 2020
Status
Passed
Type
Voice Vote
Voice Vote
A vote in which the presiding officer states the question, then asks those in favor and against to say "Yea" or "Nay," respectively, and announces the result according to his or her judgment. The names or numbers of senators voting on each side are not recorded.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
Summary

Open Courts Act of 2020

This bill requires the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts to establish a single electronic system for all public court records that is publicly accessible for free. Under the existing Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, users are charged fees for accessing court documents.

To fund the development of the new consolidated system, the Judicial Conference must temporarily establish a schedule of additional fees for persons that are higher-volume users of PACER.

To fund the operations of the new system, the Judicial Conference shall collect an annual fee from the Department of Justice based on the amount of PACER fees paid by the department in 2018. The Judicial Conference may also establish reasonable filing fees based on specified factors, including the extent of a person's use and the interests of justice.

Text (3)
Referred in Senate
December 9, 2020
Engrossed in House
December 8, 2020
Introduced in House
September 14, 2020
Related Bills (2)
Dec 09, 2020
Introduced in Senate
2
Sponsorship
Senate Bill 4988
Open Courts Act of 2020
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Feb 28, 2020
Introduced in House
3
Sponsorship
House Bill 6017
Twenty-First Century Courts Act
Introduced
Type
Related Bill
Related Bill
A related bill may be a companion measure, an identical bill, a procedurally-related measure, or one with text similarities. Bill relationships are identified by the House, the Senate, or CRS, and refer only to same-Congress measures.
Identified By
CRS
Actions (10)
12/09/2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
12/08/2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
12/08/2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7015-7018)
12/08/2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.
12/08/2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 8235.
12/08/2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7015-7021)
12/08/2020
Mr. Johnson (GA) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
09/15/2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
09/14/2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
09/14/2020
Introduced in House
Public Record
Record Updated
Jan 11, 2023 1:44:04 PM
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