HR 1277 · 94th Congress · Crime and Law Enforcement
Grand Jury Reform Act
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Introduced2
Committee3
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Senate5
EnactedLatest: Referred to House Committee on the Judiciary.(1975-01-14)
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Grand Jury Reform Act - Provides that persons confined for refusal to testify or provide other information concerning any transaction or event before a grand jury may not be again confined under this Act for a subsequent refusal to testify or provide other information concerning the same transaction or event. States that whoever discloses any matter occurring before any grand jury impaneled before a court of the United States shall be fined not more than $500 or imprisoned not more than six months or both. Requires that upon impanelment of every grand jury before a district court, the court shall give adequate and reasonable notice to the grand jury of: (1) its duty to inquire into offenses against the criminal laws of the United States alleged to have been committed within that district; (2) its rights, authority, and powers with respect to an independent inquiry; (3) its right to call and interrogate witnesses; (4) its right to request the production of documents or other evidence; and (5) such other duties and rights as the court deems advisable. Stipulates that any grand jury impaneled before any district court may, after giving notice to the court, inquire upon its own initiat…
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