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S. 1700 (106th)

TRUTH Act

referredUnited States· United States Congress· EN

Introduced

6 October 1999

Last action

6 October 1999 · Introduced

Status

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

Sponsors

Sen. Durbin, Richard J. [D-IL], Sen. Wellstone, Paul D. [D-MN]

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

10 August 2026

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Summary

Right to Use Technology in the Hunt for Truth Act or TRUTH Act - Amends the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure to allow a court, on a motion of a defendant, to order forensic DNA testing on evidence that was secured in the defendant's trial which resulted in the defendant's conviction, but that was not subject to such testing because the technology was not available at the time of trial. Requires the defendant to present a prima facie case that: (1) identity was an issue in the trial; and (2) the evidence has been subject to a chain of custody sufficient to establish that it has not been substituted, tampered with, replaced, or altered in any material aspect. Directs the court to allow the testing upon a determination that: (1) the result of the testing has the scientific potential to produce new, noncumulative evidence materially relevant to the defendant's assertion of actual innocence; and (2) the testing requested employs a scientific method generally accepted within the relevant scientific community.

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Timeline

  1. 6 October 1999

    Introduced

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

    Source: IntroReferral

  2. 6 October 1999

    Introduced

    Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S12107-12108)

    Source: IntroReferral

  3. 6 October 1999

    Introduced

    Introduced in Senate

    Source: IntroReferral

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