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Introduced

In Committee

3

Passed One Chamber

4

Passed Both

5

Signed into Law

Sponsor

Richard Blumenthal

Democrat · CT · Senator

Votes with party: 64.1% (320 recorded votes)

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Cosponsors (13)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

Latest Action

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

2025-12-17

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Committee Activity

Previously

Senate Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-12-17

Plain-English Summary

The Supreme Court would be required to publicly disclose more information about emergency decisions it makes outside of regular oral arguments and written opinions, often called "shadow docket" rulings. These decisions currently receive minimal public explanation, so the bill aims to increase transparency by requiring the Court to publish detailed reasoning and voting records for these emergency orders. This would affect anyone interested in understanding how the Court operates, including legal professionals, journalists, and citizens who want to follow major judicial decisions.

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