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HR 4830 103th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure Evidence (Law) Exclusionary rule (Evidence) Law Searches and seizures

To amend title 18 of the United States Code with respect to the admissibility of certain evidence.

Introduced: July 26, 1994 See on congress.gov
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 18, 1994
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.
Jul 26, 1994
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Jul 26, 1994
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H6207-6208, E1567)
Jul 26, 1994
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to prohibit the exclusion of evidence in a proceeding in a U.S. court on the ground that the search and seizure was in violation of the Fourth Amendment if carried out in circumstances justifying an objectively reasonable belief that it was in conformity with such amendment. Specifies that the fact that evidence was obtained pursuant to and within the scope of a warrant constitutes prima facie evidence of the existence of such circumstances.

Prohibits the exclusion of evidence in such a proceeding on the ground that it was obtained in violation of a statute, administrative rule or regulation, or rule of procedure unless exclusion is expressly authorized by statute or rule prescribed by the Supreme Court pursuant to statutory authority.

What's happening now August 18, 1994

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime and Criminal Justice.

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 Cosponsors 1
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Rogers, Harold
Kentucky · Sep 12, 1994
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4830: To amend title 18 of the United States Code with respect to the admissibility of certain evidence.. 103rd Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4830/
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"H.R. 4830: To amend title 18 of the United States Code with respect to the admissibility of certain evidence.." 103rd Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/103-HR-4830/.
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