A bill to amend chapter 215 of title 18, United States Code, to provide certain rights for persons who are subjected to grand jury investigation.

Summary

Amends the Federal criminal code to provide individuals who are subjects of grand jury investigations the opportunity to testify. Allows any individual with respect to whom a felon or party to a plea bargain testifies the right to require that the truthfulness of the witness be tested by polygraph. Requires the United States to furnish any subsequent grand jury (where an indictment was not returned by an earlier grand jury) with: (1) a full description of the action of the earlier grand jury; and (2) all exculpatory evidence presented to the earlier grand jury.

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Timeline

1. 23 July 1987

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

2. 23 July 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 23 July 1987

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 29 July 1987

   Referred

   Referred to Subcommittee on Criminal Justice.

   Source: Committee

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Documents

1 official file

• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 23 July 1987

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Ford, Harold E. [D-TN-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Savage, Gus [D-IL-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Clay, William (Bill) [D-MO-1] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Bates, Jim [D-CA-44] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Wheat, Alan [D-MO-5] · D · Cosponsor
• Rep. Foglietta, Thomas M. [D-PA-1] · D · Cosponsor
• Del. Fauntroy, Walter E. [D-DC-At Large] · D · Cosponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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