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S 1352 105th Congress Senate Law Civil procedure Court reporting Depositions Government Operations and Politics Video tapes in courtroom proceedings

A bill to amend Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to restore the stenographic preference for depositions.

Introduced: October 31, 1997 Introduced by: Grassley, Chuck Republican · Iowa See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 5 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 2, 1998
Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment favorably.
Mar 29, 1998
Referred to Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts.
Oct 31, 1997
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
Oct 31, 1997
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S11545-11546)
Oct 31, 1997
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to require that depositions be recorded by stenographic means unless the court upon motion orders, or the parties stipulate in writing, to the contrary.

What's happening now April 2, 1998

Subcommittee on Oversight and Courts. Approved for full committee consideration with an amendment favorably.

 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Durbin, Richard J.
Illinois · Oct 31, 1997
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1352: A bill to amend Rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to restore the stenographic preference for depositions.. 105th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/105-S-1352/
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