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House bill · 108th Congress · Did not become law

Truth in Trials Act

H.R. 1717Introduced Apr 10, 2003Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Sam Farr D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: May 5, 2003 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

42 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 39 Democrats, 1 independent

2 of 42 cosponsors (5%) are from the other party.

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI), Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Howard Berman (D-CA), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Lois Capps (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), John Conyers (D-MI), Danny Davis (D-IL), Susan Davis (D-CA), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Bill Delahunt (D-MA), Anna Eshoo (D-CA), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Michael Honda (D-CA), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Tom Lantos (D-CA), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Zoe Lofgren (D-CA), Carolyn Maloney (D-NY), Jim McDermott (D-WA), George Miller (D-CA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), Ron Paul (R-TX), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Lucille Roybal-Allard (D-CA), Loretta Sanchez (D-CA), Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and 12 more.

More from the sponsor

Other 108th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sam Farr.

Sponsor’s state and district

California in Congress · CA-17 district

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Data as of Sep 28, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.