A bill to amend chapter 15 of title 28, United States Code, with respect to documentation requirements for a meeting of certain conferences and councils.
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Committee
Latest Action · June 23, 2026
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
This bill requires the Judicial Conference to increase transparency in its meetings by establishing specific documentation and public access requirements. The Judicial Conference must publish notice of its meetings at least 30 days in advance on its website, including the meeting date, time, location, and agenda, unless there is good cause to waive this requirement. Additionally, all meetings must be live-streamed with audio accessible to the public at no cost, and the Judicial Conference must archive and publish these recordings within 7 days of each meeting. The bill allows closed sessions only when required by law or when the conference votes to address sensitive or confidential matters, and requires the conference to publicly state the reason for any closed session. These requirements affect the Judicial Conference and related judicial councils, with no specific funding or implementation timeline beyond the 30-day notice and 7-day publication deadlines specified in the legislation.
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