US Congress Senate Bill 1379 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Passed on December 28 2012 - 100% progression
Action: 2012-12-28 - Became Public Law No: 112-229.
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011 - Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to require the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to: (1) call biennial or, as under current law, annual judicial conferences; and (2) summon active magistrate judges to such conferences. Authorizes the chief judges of the District Superior Court and of the District Court of Appeals to toll or delay judicial proceedings in certain natural disaster or other emergency situations. Limits such toll or delay to 14 days, unless the chief judge determines, with the consent of the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration, that an emergency situation requires additional extensions. Authorizes the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts to enter into agreements to provide the Mayor of the District with equipment, supplies, and services and credit reimbursements received from the Mayor for them to the appropriation of the District of Columbia courts against which they were charged. Amends the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 to require the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, to the extent its Director considers appropriate, to provide representation for and hold harmless, or provide liability insurance for, any employee, member of the Board of Trustees, or officer of the Service for money damages arising out of any claim, proceeding, or case at law relating to the furnishing of representational, management, or related services while acting within the scope of that person's office or employment, including employment actions, injury, loss of liberty, property damage, loss of property, personal injury, or death arising from the officer's or employee's malpractice or negligence. Reduces from five to three years the term an individual may be assigned to serve as a judge of the Family Court of the Superior Court.

D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011

Sen. Daniel Akaka [D-HI]

Date	Chamber	Action
2012-12-28	House	Became Public Law No: 112-229.
2012-12-28	House	Signed by President.
2012-12-17	House	Presented to President.
2012-12-13	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2012-12-13	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6772-6773)
2012-12-13	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1379.
2012-12-13	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6772-6775)
2012-12-13	House	Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2012-07-10	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2012-07-10	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2012-07-10	House	Received in the House.
2012-07-09	Senate	Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4790-4791; text as passed Senate: CR 7/10/2012 S4831-4832)
2012-06-25	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436.
2012-06-25	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment. With written report No. 112-178.
2011-10-19	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
2011-07-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/112th-congress/senate-bill/1379/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1379/BILLS-112s1379is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1379/BILLS-112s1379rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1379/BILLS-112s1379es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/112/bills/s1379/BILLS-112s1379enr.pdf