United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 1239 (101st)
Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1989
Introduced
2 March 1989
Last action
27 March 1989 · Referred
Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Sponsors
Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12], Rep. Douglas, Chuck [R-NH-2], Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ], Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6], Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6], Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48], Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH], Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5], Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7], Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19], Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3], Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46], Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24], Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8], Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1], Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8], Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK]
Subjects
Rule of law
Source updated
26 August 2025
Summary
Law Enforcement Assistance Act of 1989 - Amends the Federal criminal code to bar the exclusion of otherwise admissible evidence obtained as a result of a search or seizure from a court of the United States if the search or seizure was undertaken in an objective, reasonable, good faith belief that it was in conformity with the fourth amendment to the Constitution. Specifies that evidence obtained pursuant to, and within the scope of, a warrant constitutes prima facie evidence of such a belief, unless obtained through intentional and material misrepresentation.
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Timeline
2 March 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 1989
Introduced
Referred to the House Committee on Judiciary.
Source: IntroReferral
2 March 1989
Introduced
Introduced in House
Source: IntroReferral
27 March 1989
Referred
Referred to the Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.
Source: Committee
Votes
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Versions
- Introduced in House · — · Download file
Documents
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Introduced in House
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Sponsors
- Rep. Courter, Jim [R-NJ-12] · R · Sponsor
- Rep. Douglas, Chuck [R-NH-2] · R · Sponsor
- Sen. Kyl, Jon [R-AZ] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gingrich, Newt [R-GA-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Stearns, Cliff [R-FL-6] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Rohrabacher, Dana [R-CA-48] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Smith, Bob [R-NH] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Whittaker, Bob [R-KS-5] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Bliley, Tom [R-VA-7] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Lagomarsino, Robert J. [R-CA-19] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Nielson, Howard C. [R-UT-3] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Gallegly, Elton [R-CA-24] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Fields, Jack [R-TX-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Machtley, Ronald K. [R-RI-1] · R · Cosponsor
- Rep. Kolbe, Jim [R-AZ-8] · R · Cosponsor
- Sen. Inhofe, James M. [R-OK] · R · Cosponsor
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Sources
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/101st-congress/house-bill/1239
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/101/hr/1239
- us · 101-hr-1239 · source updated 26 August 2025