These rules may be amended as provided in 28 U.S.C. § 2072.
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The Federal Rules of Evidence can be changed over time. The process for making those changes is set by a federal law called 28 U.S.C. § 2072.
That law gives the Supreme Court the power to create and update court rules, including the rules of evidence. Any changes the Supreme Court proposes must be sent to Congress, which has a chance to review them before they take effect.
Summary generated March 09, 2026
Committee Notes
Notes of Advisory Committee on Rules—1991 Amendment
The amendment is technical. No substantive change is intended.
Committee Notes on Rules—2011 Amendment
The language of Rule 1102 has been amended as part of the restyling of the Evidence Rules to make them more easily understood and to make style and terminology consistent throughout the rules. These changes are intended to be stylistic only. There is no intent to change any result in any ruling on evidence admissibility.
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