United States · Bill · S
S. 1426 (104th)
A bill to eliminate the requirement for unanimous verdicts in Federal court.
Introduced
27 November 1995
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Status
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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10 August 2026
Summary
Amends Rule 31 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure and Rule 48 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to replace the requirement for a unanimous verdict in Federal court with a requirement for a verdict by five-sixths of the jury.
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3 official files
Introduced in Senate (text)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 November 1995
Introduced in Senate (PDF)
Introduced in Senate · EN · 27 November 1995
Introduced in Senate
summary · EN · 27 November 1995
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/104th-congress/senate-bill/1426
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/104/s/1426