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Review the Rule Act of 2016

Introduced: November 17, 2016 Introduced by: Coons, Christopher A. Democratic · Delaware See on congress.gov
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Nov 17, 2016
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6486-6487)
Nov 17, 2016
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Review the Rule Act of 2016

This bill delays the effective date of an amendment to rule 41 (Search and Seizure) of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure adopted by the U.S. Supreme Court and transmitted to Congress for review on April 28, 2016. (The amendment allows a federal magistrate judge to issue a warrant to use remote access to search computers and seize electronically stored information located inside or outside that judge's district in specific circumstances.)

What's happening now November 17, 2016

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S6486-6487)

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  • HR 6341 Identical bill Review the Rule Act of 2016
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 6
All 6 Democratic 3 Republican 3
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Merkley, Jeff
Oregon · Nov 30, 2016
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Baldwin, Tammy
Wisconsin · Nov 17, 2016
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Daines, Steve
Montana · Nov 17, 2016
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Lee, Mike
Utah · Nov 17, 2016
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Paul, Rand
Kentucky · Nov 17, 2016
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Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Nov 17, 2016
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 3475: Review the Rule Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3475/
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"S. 3475: Review the Rule Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3475/.
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S. 3475, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-S-3475/.
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