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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 10094 

To direct the Judicial Conference to submit a report examining an amendment 

to the Federal Rules of Evidence to further limit admissibility of evidence 

regarding an alleged victim’s sexual behavior or predisposition and to 

improve privacy protections for admissible evidence. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

NOVEMBER 1, 2024 

Ms. MACE introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on the Judiciary 

A BILL 

To direct the Judicial Conference to submit a report examining an amendment to the Federal Rules of Evidence 

to further limit admissibility of evidence regarding an 

alleged victim’s sexual behavior or predisposition and 

to improve privacy protections for admissible evidence. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Rape Shield Enhance5 ment Act of 2024’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. REPORT ON AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF EVI2 DENCE TO FURTHER LIMIT ADMISSIBILITY 

3 OF EVIDENCE REGARDING AN ALLEGED VIC4 TIM’S SEXUAL BEHAVIOR OR PREDISPOSI5 TION AND TO IMPROVE PRIVACY PROTEC6 TIONS FOR ADMISSIBLE EVIDENCE. 

7 Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment 

8 of this Act, the Judicial Conference shall submit to Con9 gress— 

10 (1) a report reviewing Rule 412 of the Federal 

11 Rules of Evidence, and identify amendments, in ac12 cordance with chapter 131 of title 28, United States 

13 Code, limited in scope to— 

14 (A) further limiting the admissibility of 

15 evidence regarding the sexual behavior or pre16 disposition of an alleged victim of sexual as17 sault; and 

18 (B) improving privacy protections for ad19 missible evidence related to the sexual behavior 

20 or predisposition of an alleged victim of sexual 

21 assault, including the subsequent disclosure of 

22 such evidence; 

23 (2) a report reviewing Rule 26 of the Federal 

24 Rules of Civil Procedure, and identify amendments, 

25 in accordance with chapter 131 of title 28, United 

26 States Code, that would— 


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1 (A) narrow the scope of permissible dis2 covery requests to limit inquiries into the per3 sonal, financial, social, psychological, sexual, 

4 medical, or other private or confidential records 

5 or history of an alleged victim of sexual assault, 

6 unless directly relevant to the case; 

7 (B) establish clearer protections for the 

8 privacy of such an alleged victim, including lim9 itations on subsequent disclosures of personal, 

10 financial, social, psychological, sexual, medical, 

11 or other private or confidential records or his12 tory of an alleged victim of sexual assault; and 

13 (C) ensure that discovery practices are 

14 consistent with Federal law protecting the 

15 rights of such an alleged victim; and 

16 (3) a report reviewing Rule 16 of the Federal 

17 Rules of Criminal Procedure, and identify amend18 ments, in accordance with chapter 131 of title 28, 

19 United States Code, that would— 

20 (A) narrow the scope of permissible dis21 covery requests to limit inquiries into the per22 sonal, financial, social, psychological, sexual, 

23 medical, or other private or confidential records 

24 or history of an alleged victim of sexual assault, 

25 unless directly relevant to the case; 


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1 (B) establish clearer protections for the 

2 privacy of such an alleged victim, including lim3 itations on subsequent disclosures of personal, 

4 financial, social, psychological, sexual, medical, 

5 or other private or confidential records or his6 tory of an alleged victim of sexual assault; and 

7 (C) ensure that discovery practices are 

8 consistent with Federal law protecting the 

9 rights of such an alleged victim. 

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