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Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure 2017—Transmittal to the Supreme Court

September 28, 2016

This package of materials was transmitted to the U.S. Supreme Court on September 28, 2016, concerning amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure to become effective on December 1, 2017.

Proposed are amendments to Federal Rules of Bankruptcy Procedure 1001, 1006(b), and 1015(b) and amendments to Federal Rules of Evidence 803(16) and 902.

Additional information about these amendments is available on the Federal Judicial Center’s website at Amendments to the Federal Rules of Practice and Procedure (webpage).

Information about rules amendments and the rule-making process is available on uscourts.gov at United States Courts Rules & Policies.

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