Bills · 118th Congress · Law

A bill to provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.

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Roll calls on this bill

Votes on passage
HouseOn Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass · 1/18/24Suspension of the rulesA fast-track House procedure, usually for measures expected to have broad support. Debate is limited to 40 minutes, no amendments can be offered, and it needs a two-thirds vote of members voting — not a simple majority. A yes vote passes the bill.Rules of the House, Rule XV, clause 1 ↗
Passed
  • Democratic208 Yea · 0 Nay · 5 Not voting
  • Republican205 Yea · 7 Nay · 8 Not voting
  • Independent / Other0 Yea · 0 Nay · 0 Not voting
Official summary (CRS)

This act requires federal courts to make remote access to certain criminal court proceedings available for victims of the bombing of Pan American Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, on December 21, 1988.

Specifically, federal courts must make remote access available to the proceedings in the criminal case against Abu Agila Mohammed Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi and against any co-conspirator subsequently charged and prosecuted in federal court for crimes related to the bombing of Pan American Flight 103.

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Sponsor
Sen. John Cornyn ( Republican · TX)
Cosponsors
1
Introduced
11/8/23
Policy area
Law
Status
11/8/23Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
11/8/23Introduced in Senate
12/6/23Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S5803)
12/6/23Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate with an amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S5803)
12/6/23Measure laid before Senate by unanimous consent. (consideration: CR S5803)
12/6/23Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
12/7/23Message on Senate action sent to the House.
12/11/23Held at the desk.
12/11/23Received in the House.
1/16/24At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
1/16/24DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 3250.
1/16/24Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H145-146)
1/16/24Mr. Van Drew moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
1/18/24Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
1/18/24On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 7 (Roll no. 14). (text: 1/16/2024 CR H145)
1/18/24Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 413 - 7 (Roll no. 14). (text: 1/16/2024 CR H145)
1/18/24Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H225)
1/24/24Presented to President.
1/26/24Became Public Law No: 118-37.
1/26/24Signed by President.