A bill to promote the separation of constitutional powers by providing that the Rules of Evidence for U.S. courts and magistrates, the amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure which the Supreme Court on November 20, 1972, and December 18, 1972, ordered the Chief Justice to transmit to the Congress shall have no force or effect unless they are expressly approved by the Congress.

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Provides that, notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Rules of Evidence for United States Courts and Magistrates, the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and the Amendments to the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, which are embraced by the orders entered by the Supreme Court of the United States on Monday, November 20, 1972, and Monday, December 18, 1972, shall have no force or effect except to the extent, and with such amendments, as they may be expressly approved by the Congress.

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 28 February 1973

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