H.R. 1303: To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference.

108th Congress · introduced 2003-03-18 · Law · Latest: Became Public Law No: 108-281.

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Where it came from: introduced 2003-03-18 · official record
Who proposed it: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · what a sponsor is
What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
Where it stands now: Became Public Law No: 108-281. (final step reached)
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Official title

To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference.

Plain summary

Amends the E-Government Act of 2002 to authorize the Judicial Conference of the United States to promulgate (currently, requires the Supreme Court to prescribe) rules to protect privacy and security concerns relating to the electronic filing of documents, and the public availability of documents filed electronically, pursuant to the Act.

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Official text

To amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference.

Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)

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Officials and money

Sponsor: Rep. Smith, Lamar [R-TX-21] · 1 cosponsors

Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1303, A bill to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference (2003-07-22); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1303, A bill to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference (2003-07-22); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1303, An act to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference (2004-06-03); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 1303, An act to amend the E-Government Act of 2002 with respect to rulemaking authority of the Judicial Conference (2004-06-03)

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Words on this page, explained (3)

Authorization: A law that creates or continues a government program and says what it may do, often with a suggested spending ceiling. An authorization alone does not provide money; a separate appropriation does.
Rulemaking: The process agencies use to write regulations that carry out laws passed by Congress or a legislature. Usually an agency publishes a proposed rule, takes public comments, then publishes a final rule.
Securities: Financial investments that can be bought and sold, such as stocks and bonds.

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Sources

Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-108hr1303.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/108/hr>

Record fed-us-cong108-hr1303 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong108 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong108