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HR 2239 98th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Courts and Civil Procedure Criminal procedure and sentencing Evidence (Law) Searches and seizures

A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to reform the fourth amendment exclusionary rule.

Introduced: March 22, 1983 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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In committee
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 25, 1983
Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Mar 22, 1983
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Mar 22, 1983
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Federal criminal code to provide that evidence obtained by a search or seizure shall not be excluded in a Federal proceeding if the seizure was undertaken in a reasonable good faith belief in its conformity with the fourth amendment to the Constitution.

Provides that evidence obtained in accordance with a warrant is prima facie evidence of good faith, absent intentional and material misrepresentation.

What's happening now March 25, 1983

Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Republican 1
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Smith, Christopher H.
New Jersey · Mar 20, 1984
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 2239: A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to reform the fourth amendment exclusionary rule.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2239/
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"H.R. 2239: A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to reform the fourth amendment exclusionary rule.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2239/.
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H.R. 2239, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-2239/.
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