US Congress House Bill 568 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 8-0)
Status: Introduced on January 15 2019 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2019-02-25 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes a new reporting requirement for a state that receives a grant through the Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice. Specifically, a state must report certain information with respect to the legal representation of defendants in prosecutions for offenses in 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.

Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2019

Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL]	Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC]	Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL]	Rep. Jerry McNerney [D-CA]
Rep. Karen Bass [D-CA]	Rep. David Trone [D-MD]	Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-02-25	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
2019-01-15	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2019-01-15	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/568/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/116/bills/hr568/BILLS-116hr568ih.pdf