US HB6149 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress

Status

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-10)
Status: Introduced on September 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-10-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Summary

POWER Act Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2016 This bill requires the U.S. Attorney for a judicial district to lead at least one public event that promotes pro bono legal services as a critical way to: (1) empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (2) engage citizens in assisting those survivors. A special but similar rule applies to districts containing Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Each U.S. Attorney shall: (1) have discretion on the design, organization, and implementation of such public events; and (2) seek to maximize an event's local impact and the access of such survivors to high-quality pro bono legal services.

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Title

POWER Act Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2016

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History

DateChamberAction
2016-10-11HouseReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2016-09-22HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-09-22HouseIntroduced in House

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