{"format":1,"id":"118-s-3250","congress":118,"number":"S. 3250","kind":"bill","group":"bills","title":"A bill to provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.","title_source":"Display Title","official_title":"A bill to provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland.","titles":[{"type":"Official Title as Introduced","title":"A bill to provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland."},{"type":"Display Title","title":"A bill to provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland."}],"outcome":"became_law","law_number":"Public Law 118-37","introduced":"2023-11-08","chambers":{"house":{"status":"roll_call","date":"2024-01-18","vote":{"id":"118-2024-h14","question":"On Motion to Suspend the Rules and 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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."}],"words":76},"summary":{"main_subject":{"text":"Requires the U.S. district court in the criminal case against Abu Agila Mohammed Mas'ud Kheir Al-Marimi, and in any later case against a co-conspirator, to order reasonable efforts to give victims of the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing remote video and telephone access to proceedings.","cites":[{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3250/text/enr#ida77a5bdc6cfc456db19dd915aaf216f7:~:text=1.%20Remote%20access%20to%20court%20proceedings%20for"}]},"core_areas":["Remote video and telephone access to federal criminal court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Pan Am Flight 103 bombing"],"what_it_does":[{"text":"Defines a victim as an individual who suffered direct or proximate harm from the December 21, 1988 bombing over Lockerbie, Scotland, and was at or near the scene when it occurred or immediately afterward.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3250/text/enr#ida77a5bdc6cfc456db19dd915aaf216f7:~:text=1.%20Remote%20access%20to%20court%20proceedings%20for"}},{"text":"Also counts as a victim a spouse, legal guardian, parent, child, brother, sister, next of kin or other relative of such an individual, or a person the district court finds has a relationship of similar significance.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3250/text/enr#ida77a5bdc6cfc456db19dd915aaf216f7:~:text=1.%20Remote%20access%20to%20court%20proceedings%20for"}},{"text":"Excludes from the definition of victim any individual who participated or conspired in the crimes associated with the bombing.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3250/text/enr#ida77a5bdc6cfc456db19dd915aaf216f7:~:text=1.%20Remote%20access%20to%20court%20proceedings%20for"}},{"text":"Requires the district court, from the date of enactment and despite the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure or other law or rule, to order reasonable efforts to make remote video and telephonic access to the proceedings available to victims.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3250/text/enr#ida77a5bdc6cfc456db19dd915aaf216f7:~:text=1.%20Remote%20access%20to%20court%20proceedings%20for"}},{"text":"Requires that remote video and telephonic access be made available to a victim without regard to where the victim is located.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3250/text/enr#ida77a5bdc6cfc456db19dd915aaf216f7:~:text=1.%20Remote%20access%20to%20court%20proceedings%20for"}},{"text":"States that the section does not limit a district court's discretion over the manner, circumstances or availability of remote transmissions where necessary to control the courtroom or protect the integrity of proceedings or the safety of parties, witnesses or other participants.","cite":{"label":"Sec. 1","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3250/text/enr#ida77a5bdc6cfc456db19dd915aaf216f7:~:text=1.%20Remote%20access%20to%20court%20proceedings%20for"}}],"unexpected":[],"version":{"type":"Enrolled Bill","date":null,"rule":"enrolled","href":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3250/text/enr"},"current":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","approved":"2026-10-01","approved_by":"checks"},"sources":{"congress_gov":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3250","text":"https://www.congress.gov/bill/118th-congress/senate-bill/3250/text"},"card":{"image":"card/item/118-s-3250.png","v":"d10806a42005","alt":"Votes on Record. S. 3250, 118th Congress: A bill to provide remote access to court proceedings for victims of the 1988 Bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland. House: 413 Yea, 7 Nay. Senate: unanimous consent. Outcome: Became law, 26 Jan 2024."}}