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HR 1334 100th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Courts and Civil Procedure Criminal procedure Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence (Law) Exclusionary rule (Evidence) Searches and seizures

A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to reform the fourth amendment exclusionary rule.

Introduced: March 2, 1987 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
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Became law
Mar 4, 1987
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Mar 2, 1987
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Mar 2, 1987
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that evidence obtained by a search or seizure shall not be excluded in a Federal proceeding if the seizure was undertaken in a reasonable, good faith belief in its conformity with the fourth amendment to the Constitution.

Provides that evidence obtained in accordance with a warrant is prima facie evidence of good faith, absent intentional and material misrepresentation.

What's happening now March 4, 1987

Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Aug 4, 1987
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1334: A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to reform the fourth amendment exclusionary rule.. 100th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1334/
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"H.R. 1334: A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to reform the fourth amendment exclusionary rule.." 100th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1334/.
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H.R. 1334, 100th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/100-HR-1334/.
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