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House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law

To allow media coverage of court proceedings.

H.R. 1281Introduced Mar 25, 1999Policy area: Law
Sponsor: Rep. Steve Chabot R-OH
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Where it went

Latest action: Apr 7, 1999 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Courts and Intellectual Property.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

43 cosponsors — 30 Republicans, 13 Democrats

13 of 43 cosponsors (30%) are from the other party.

Richard Baker (R-LA), Roscoe Bartlett (R-MD), Rod Blagojevich (D-IL), John Boehner (R-OH), Robert Borski (D-PA), Ed Bryant (R-TN), Helen Chenoweth-Hage (R-ID), Howard Coble (R-NC), Tom DeLay (R-TX), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Julian Dixon (D-CA), Phil English (R-PA), George Gekas (R-PA), Jim Gibbons (R-NV), Charles Gonzalez (D-TX), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Doc Hastings (R-WA), Robin Hayes (R-NC), Joel Hefley (R-CO), Rick Hill (R-MT), Van Hilleary (R-TN), Kenny Hulshof (R-MO), Walter Jones (R-NC), Ron Lewis (R-KY), Carolyn McCarthy (D-NY), Bill McCollum (R-FL), David McIntosh (R-IN), Martin Meehan (D-MA), Gary Miller (R-CA), Constance Morella (R-MD) and 13 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 106th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Steve Chabot.

Sponsor’s state and district

Ohio in Congress · OH-1 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.