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House bill · 109th Congress · Did not become law

Steve McWilliams Truth in Trials Act

H.R. 4272Introduced Nov 9, 2005Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Sponsor: Rep. Sam Farr D-CA
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Where it went

Latest action: Feb 6, 2006 — 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

19 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 17 Democrats

2 of 19 cosponsors (11%) are from the other party.

Tammy Baldwin (D-WI), Shelley Berkley (D-NV), Lois Capps (D-CA), Ed Case (D-HI), John Conyers (D-MI), Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chaka Fattah (D-PA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Dennis Kucinich (D-OH), Barbara Lee (D-CA), Jim McDermott (D-WA), Ron Paul (R-TX), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Janice Schakowsky (D-IL), Mike Thompson (D-CA), Diane Watson (D-CA), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).

More from the sponsor

Other 109th 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 27, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.