S. 2064 · 116th Congress
Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019
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Additionally, it establishes certain requirements for the Public Access to Court Electronic Records (PACER) system, including the following:
What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in Senate · Jul 9, 2019
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.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: Electronic Court Records Reform Act of 2019
Latest action (Jul 9, 2019): Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Law · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Jul 9, 2019
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
No recorded floor vote found.