3.0.0 3524 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z 2023-01-11T13:34:43Z Senate S 2016-12-08 114 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Standing Referred to 2016-12-08T18:23:19Z 2016-12-08 ssju00 Judiciary Committee Senate Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral 2016-12-08 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress F000444 Sen. Flake, Jeff [R-AZ] JEFF FLAKE R AZ N F000062 Sen. Feinstein, Dianne [D-CA] Dianne Feinstein D CA 2016-12-08 True Law Law 00 2016-12-08 Introduced in Senate 2017-02-10T16:11:57Z This bill amends the Federal Rules of Evidence to establish a procedure to prohibit pro se criminal defendants (defendants representing themselves without a lawyer) accused of sexual assault of a minor under age 18 from cross-examining the minor.

Upon application by the prosecutor, the minor, or the minor's representative, the defendant is prohibited from conducting such a cross-examination unless the court finds that it is necessitated by exceptional circumstances to protect the defendant's constitutional rights. The cross-examination of the minor shall instead be conducted by an attorney for the defendant under the court's supervision.

]]> A bill to amend Rule 611 of the Federal Rules of Evidence to prohibit cross-examination by the accused of minor victims of sexual assault. Display Title A bill to amend Rule 611 of the Federal Rules of Evidence to prohibit cross-examination by the accused of minor victims of sexual assault. Official Title as Introduced A bill to amend Rule 611 of the Federal Rules of Evidence to prohibit cross-examination by the accused of minor victims of sexual assault. Introduced in Senate IS Introduced in Senate 2016-12-08T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s3524is/xml/BILLS-114s3524is.xml 2016-12-08 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.