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Effective Law Enforcement Through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2010

Introduced: September 29, 2010 Introduced by: Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" Democratic · Georgia See on congress.gov
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Dec 20, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Sep 29, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 29, 2010
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Effective Law Enforcement Through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2010 - Amends the federal criminal code to render inadmissible as evidence in the prosecution of a federal felony all prior and subsequent statements by an individual during a custodial interrogation that are not electronically recorded, except where the recording of such statements is impracticable due to an imminent threat of bodily injury or other exigent circumstances.

Requires the Attorney General to: (1) make a copy of the electronic recording of a custodial interrogation available to the individual who was subject to such interrogation; (2) identify and catalogue any such recording; and (3) preserve such recording until all related proceedings are final or the applicable statute of limitations has expired.

What's happening now December 20, 2010

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 2
All 2 Democratic 2
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Davis, Danny K.
Illinois · Sep 29, 2010
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Sep 29, 2010
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 6245: Effective Law Enforcement Through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2010. 111th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6245/
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"H.R. 6245: Effective Law Enforcement Through Transparent Interrogations Act of 2010." 111th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/111-HR-6245/.
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