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S 1380 116th Congress Senate Crime and Law Enforcement Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Due process and equal protection Evidence and witnesses

Due Process Protections Act

Introduced: May 20, 2020 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 18 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Oct 21, 2020
Became Public Law No: 116-182.
Oct 21, 2020
Signed by President.
Oct 9, 2020
Presented to President.
Sep 21, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4582)
Sep 21, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 21, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1380.
Sep 21, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4582-4583)
Sep 21, 2020
Ms. Jackson Lee moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
May 22, 2020
Held at the desk.
May 22, 2020
Received in the House.
May 22, 2020
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
May 20, 2020
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S2559)
May 20, 2020
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S2559)
May 20, 2020
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S2559)
May 20, 2020
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.
May 8, 2019
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
May 8, 2019
Introduced in Senate
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Due Process Protections Act

This bill requires a federal judge in criminal proceedings to issue an order confirming the obligation of the prosecutor to disclose exculpatory evidence.

What's happening now October 21, 2020

Became Public Law No: 116-182.

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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1380: Due Process Protections Act. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1380/
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"S. 1380: Due Process Protections Act." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1380/.
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S. 1380, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-S-1380/.
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