US Congress House Bill 4606 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-1)
Status: Introduced on February 24 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-02-29 - 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]

Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2016 This bill requires a state that receives a Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs grant to report annually certain information with respect to the following categories: (1) criminal offenses punishable by a prison term of more than one year; (2) criminal offenses punishable by a prison term of one year or less, including misdemeanors, traffic, and municipal violations; and (3) acts of juvenile delinquency punishable by a term of detention. A state must report, for each offense category, the number of charges for which: (1) an individual was prosecuted, (2) a defendant waived the right to counsel, (3) a defendant was represented by publicly appointed counsel, and (4) a defendant was represented by counsel who was not publicly appointed. DOJ must publish such reports on its website.

Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2016

Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Steve Chabot [R-OH]	Rep. John Conyers [D-MI]	Rep. Frederica Wilson [D-FL]
Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Alcee Hastings [D-FL]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Jose Serrano [D-NY]
Rep. Betty McCollum [D-MN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-02-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2016-02-29	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
2016-02-24	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-02-24	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/4606/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr4606/BILLS-114hr4606ih.pdf