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HR 710 113th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal procedure and sentencing Drug trafficking and controlled substances Evidence and witnesses Prescription drugs State and local government operations

Truth in Trials Act

Introduced: February 14, 2013 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Apr 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.
Feb 14, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 14, 2013
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Truth in Trials Act - Amends the federal criminal code to: (1) allow any person on trial for a federal marijuana-related offense to introduce evidence that the alleged marijuana-related activities were performed in compliance with state law regarding the medical use of marijuana, (2) allow an affirmative defense to a marijuana prosecution that the alleged marijuana-related activities complied with state law regarding the medical use of marijuana, (3) limit the criminal liability of persons convicted of federal marijuana-related offenses, (4) require the preservation and return (if a defendant is acquitted) of property seized in connection with a marijuana prosecution, and (5) prohibit the seizure of plants grown or stored under a physician's recommendation or by order of a state or municipal agency in accordance with state law regarding the medical use of marijuana.

What's happening now April 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations.

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 8
All 8 Democratic 6
D
Lofgren, Zoe
California · May 20, 2014
 D
Titus, Dina
Nevada · Mar 11, 2014
 D
McGovern, James P.
Massachusetts · Feb 25, 2013
 D
Pocan, Mark
Wisconsin · Feb 25, 2013
 D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Feb 14, 2013
 D
Pingree, Chellie
Maine · Feb 14, 2013
Polis, Jared
· Feb 14, 2013
ROHRABACHER, DANA
· Feb 14, 2013
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 710: Truth in Trials Act. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-710/
MLA
"H.R. 710: Truth in Trials Act." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-710/.
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H.R. 710, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-710/.
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[H.R. 710: Truth in Trials Act](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HR-710/)
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