House bill · 112th Congress · Did not become law
Truth in Trials Act
Open in Bill Explorer →Where it went
- IntroducedJul 17, 2012
- Committee action—
- Passed House—
- Passed Senate—
- To the President—
- Became law—
Latest action: Aug 1, 2012 — Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Cost and committee reports
Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 6134.
- Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. FARR, as printed in the Congressional Record (Page H4907):Article I, Sec. 8 [``to regulate commerce''], and Amendment IV [``to be secure . . . against unreasonable searches and seizures''], and Amendment VI [``the accused shall . . . have compulsory process for obtaining witnesses in his favor . . .''].Source: Congress.gov, record updated August 14, 2025 ↗
Evidence
- Field in the Congress.gov record
- constitutionalAuthorityStatementText
- Statement length
- 246 characters
- Congress.gov bill record
- H.R. 6134, 112th Congress
- Congress.gov API record
- https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/112/hr/6134
- Record last updated by Congress.gov
- August 14, 2025
- PORKER copy retrieved
- September 25, 2026
- Stored copy, SHA-256 of the file
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PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.
Congress.gov’s record for this bill does not list a CBO cost estimate or a committee report (as of August 14, 2025). Not every bill gets one.
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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
24 cosponsors — 2 Republicans, 21 Democrats, 1 other
3 of 24 cosponsors (12%) are from the other party.
Justin Amash (L-MI), Earl Blumenauer (D-OR), Steve Cohen (D-TN), Susan Davis (D-CA), Diana DeGette (D-CO), Bob Filner (D-CA), Barney Frank (D-MA), Raúl Grijalva (D-AZ), Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), Barbara Lee (D-CA), James McGovern (D-MA), George Miller (D-CA), James Moran (D-VA), Jerrold Nadler (D-NY), John Olver (D-MA), Ron Paul (R-TX), Chellie Pingree (D-ME), Jared Polis (D-CO), Charles Rangel (D-NY), Dana Rohrabacher (R-CA), Jose Serrano (D-NY), Pete Stark (D-CA), Henry Waxman (D-CA), Lynn Woolsey (D-CA).
More from the sponsor
Other 112th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Sam Farr.
- H.R. 3641 (112th) Pinnacles National Park Act
- H.R. 1171 (112th) Marine Debris Act Amendments of 2012
- H.R. 854 (112th) To authorize the Peace Corps Commemorative Foundation to establish a commemorative work in the District of Columbia and its environs, and…
- H.R. 3484 (112th) Travel Regional Investment Partnership Act
- H.R. 6286 (112th) Clear Creek National Recreation Area and Conservation Act of 2012
Sponsor’s state and district
Data as of Sep 26, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.