,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #efde  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,janu>y #af1 #bjbj,mr4
 ,nadl] 7= himself1 ,mr4 ,*abot1 ,mr4   
,quigley1 & ,mr4 ,connolly7 introduc$ ! 
foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !          
,committee on ! ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill    
,to provide = m$ia cov]age ( ,f$]al     
appellate c\rt proce$+s1 & = o!r        
purposes4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may
 be cit$ z ! ,eyes on ! ,c\rts ,act (   
#bjbj4  #b4 ,m$ia cov]age 9 ,f$]al      
appellate c\rt proce$+s  7a7 ,def9itions
 ,9 ?is section3  7#a7 ,presid+ judge ,!
 t]m presid+ judge means ! judge presid+
 ov] a proce$+ 9 an appellate c\rt ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates4 ,9 proce$+s 9 :i* m ?an  
"o judge p>ticipates1 ! presid+ judge   
%all be ! s5ior active judge s          
p>ticipat+ or1 9 ! case ( a circuit c\rt
 ( appeals1 ! s5ior active circuit judge
 s p>ticipat+1 except t--  7,a7 9 en    
banc sitt+s ( any ,unit$ ,/ates circuit 
c\rt ( appeals1 ! presid+ judge %all be 
! *ief judge ( ! circuit :5ev] ! *ief   

judge p>ticipates2 &  7,b7 9 en banc    
sitt+s ( ! ,supreme ,c\rt ( ! ,unit$    
,/ates1 ! presid+ judge %all be ! ,*ief 
,ju/ice :5ev] ! ,*ief ,ju/ice           
p>ticipates4  7#b7 ,appellate c\rt ( !  
,unit$ ,/ates ,! t]m appellate c\rt ( ! 
,unit$ ,/ates means any ,unit$ ,/ates   
circuit c\rt ( appeals & ! ,supreme     
,c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4  7b7 ,m$ia     
cov]age ( c\rt proce$+s  7#a7 ,9 g5]al  
,! presid+ judge 9 a proce$+ ( an       
appellate c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates %all   
p]mit ! photograph+1 electronic record+1
 audio-visual cov]age1 broadca/+1       
televis+1 or /ream+ 9 real "t or        
ne>-real "t on ! int]net ( t proce$+ to 
or = ! public1 unless--  7,a7 ! presid+ 
judge det]m9es 9 writ+1 on ! motion (   
any p>ty to ! proce$+ or sua sponte1 t  
all[+ su* photograph+1 record+1         
broadca/+1 televis+1 or /ream+ w\ld     
violate ! due process rights ( a p>ty to
 ! proce$+ or is o!rwise n 9 ! int]e/s (
 ju/ice2 &  7,b7 ! det]m9ation "u       
p>agraph 7#a7 is publi%$ at lea/ #gb    

h\rs be=e ! proce$+ beg9s4  7#b7        
,int]locutory appeals b>r$ ,!           
det]m9ation ( a presid+ judge "u        
p>agraph 7#a77;,a7 may n be *all5g$     
?r\gh an int]locutory appeal4  7#c7     
,guidel9es ,! ,judicial ,conf]5ce ( !   
,unit$ ,/ates may promulgate guidel9es )
 respect to ! managem5t & adm9i/ration (
 photograph+1 record+1 broadca/+1       
televis+1 or /ream+ describ$ "u p>agraph
 7#a74  7#d7 ,proc$ures ,9 ! int]e/s (  
ju/ice & fairness1 ! presid+ judge ( ea*
 appellate c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates may   
promulgate rules & discipl9>y measures =
 ! c\rtroom use ( any =m ( m$ia or m$ia 
equipm5t & ! acquisition or di/ribution 
( any ( ! images or s\nds obta9$ 9 !    
c\rtroom4 ,! presid+ judge may also     
require writt5 ackn[l$gm5t ( ! rules by 
anyone individually or on behalf ( any  
entity be=e be+ all[$ to acquire any    
images or s\nds f ! c\rtroom4  7c7      
,effective date ,?is ,act %all apply )  
respect to any proce$+ 9 an appellate   
c\rt ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates t beg9s on or    

aft] ! end ( ! #ij-;day p]iod beg9n+ on 
! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4