[House Document 119-151]
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119th Congress, 2d Session - - - - - - - - - - - - House Document 119-151




 
               AMENDMENTS TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE

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       THE CHIEF JUSTICE, THE SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES

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AN AMENDMENT TO THE FEDERAL RULES OF EVIDENCE THAT HAS BEEN ADOPTED BY 
 THE SUPREME COURT, PURSUANT TO 28 U.S.C. 2074(a); PUBLIC LAW 100-702, 
                     SEC. 401(a); (102 STAT. 4649)







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May 7, 2026.--Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to 
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                        Supreme Court of the United States,
                                     Washington, DC, April 8, 2026.
Hon. Mike Johnson,
Speaker, United States House of Representatives,
Washington, DC.
    Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to submit to the 
Congress an amendment to the Federal Rules of Evidence that has 
been adopted by the Supreme Court of the United States pursuant 
to Section 2072 of Title 28, United States Code.
    Accompanying the amended rule are the following materials 
that were submitted to the Court for its consideration pursuant 
to Section 331 of Title 28, United States Code: a transmittal 
letter to the Court dated October 16, 2025; a blackline version 
of the rule with committee note; an excerpt from the September 
2025 report of the Committee on Rules of Practice and Procedure 
to the Judicial Conference of the United States; and an excerpt 
from the May 2025 report of the Advisory Committee on Evidence 
Rules.
            Sincerely,
                                      John G. Roberts, Jr.,
                                                     Chief Justice.


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