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HR 1648 102th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Fees Prisoners Witnesses

To amend section 1821 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that incarcerated individuals not receive witness fees.

Introduced: March 22, 1991 Introduced by: Rogers, Harold Republican · Kentucky See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
May 22, 1991
See H.R.2324.
May 22, 1991
Subcommittee Hearings Held.
May 14, 1991
Referred to the Subcommittee on Intellectual Property and Judicial Administration.
Mar 22, 1991
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Mar 22, 1991
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal judicial code to make an individual ineligible to receive witness fees or allowances if such individual is incarcerated.

What's happening now May 22, 1991

See H.R.2324.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HR 2324 Procedurally related Incarcerated Witness Fees Act of 1991
 Bill text 1 version

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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1648: To amend section 1821 of title 28, United States Code, to provide that incarcerated individuals not receive witness fees.. 102nd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1648/
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H.R. 1648, 102nd Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/102-HR-1648/.
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