An Act to amend the Federal Rules of Evidence, and for other purposes.
Public Law 94-113 · S. 1549 · 94th Congress · began in the Senate
Signed by Gerald Ford (R) on Oct 16, 1975 · Law
Sponsor: Sen. Philip Hart (D-MI)
Cosponsors (2): Sen. Roman Hruska, Sen. John McClellan
Passage votes
- HouseMethod not stated
- SenateMethod not stated
Data notes
The final version of the law, as each chamber passed it. A chamber that passed it by voice vote or unanimous consent has no count. “Method not stated” means the record does not say how the chamber voted. Where the record has a member-by-member vote, the “Who voted for it” section shows who voted yea.
Summary
The Congressional Research Service’s plain-language summary of what the law does.
Provides, under the Federal Rules of Evidence, that a statement is not hearsay if the declarant testifies at the trial or hearing and is subject to cross-examination concerning such statement, and such statement is one of identification of a person made after perceiving him.
Committees
The committees the bill was sent to, and what each did with it.
Data notes
A committee links to its page only where it exists in the current Congress; older and renamed committees are named without a link.
Timeline
From introduction to signing, newest first: the committees, the floor and the president. 14 actions.
- Oct 16, 1975Became lawBecame law · Signed by President.
- PresidentPresident · Public law 94-113.
- Oct 8, 1975PresidentPresident · Measure presented to President.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in Senate.
- PresidentPresident · Measure enrolled in House.
- Oct 7, 1975Resolving differencesResolving differences · Senate agreed to House amendments.
- Oct 6, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed House, amended.
- FloorFloor · Measure called up under motion to suspend rules and pass in House.
- Jul 14, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by House Judiciary Committee
- Jun 20, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to House Judiciary Committee
- Jun 19, 1975FloorFloor · Measure passed Senate.
- Jun 18, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Reported by Senate Judiciary Committee
- Apr 29, 1975CommitteeCommittee · Referred to Senate Judiciary Committee
- IntroducedIntroduced · Introduced in the Senate
Data notes
Shows the introduction, each committee and subcommittee step the source dates (referral, hearings, markup, report, discharge), and the floor, conference, presidential and became-law steps. Calendar placements, messages between the chambers, amendments and committee report numbers are not shown for laws before the 108th Congress. Two entries the source lists twice are shown once.
Official record
The bill’s full text and every action, including introduction and committee steps, are on Congress.gov. Data through Oct 7, 2026.