House bill · 106th Congress · Did not become law
To allow media coverage of court proceedings.
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedMar 25, 1999
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
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.
- H.R. 2005 (106th) Workplace Goods Job Growth and Competitiveness Act of 1999
- H.Con.Res. 293 (106th) Urging compliance with the Hague Convention on the Civil Aspects of International Child Abduction.
- H.J.Res. 64 (106th) Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to protect the rights of crime victims.
- H.R. 3307 (106th) Defense of Privacy Act
- H.R. 1177 (106th) Health Insurance Affordability Act
- H.R. 2527 (106th) LAM Disease Research Act of 1999
Sponsor’s state and district
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.