[Congressional Bills 103th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 3985 Introduced in House (IH)]

103d CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 3985

  To amend the Federal Rules of Evidence with respect to the rule of 
                       privileges in civil cases.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             March 9, 1994

  Mr. Crane introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
  To amend the Federal Rules of Evidence with respect to the rule of 
                       privileges in civil cases.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, That rule 501 of the 
Federal Rules of Evidence is amended by inserting ``and in civil 
actions under section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
(42 U.S.C. 1983),'' after ``rule of decision''.

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