US Congress Senate Bill 1629 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Passed on January 28 2016 - 100% progression
Action: 2016-01-28 - Became Public Law No: 114-118. (TXT | PDF)
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]

District of Columbia Courts, Public Defender Service, and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Act of 2015 (Sec. 2) Amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts to: collect debts owed to the District of Columbia courts because of erroneous payments made to current and former court employees, or any other debt; and purchase uniforms to be worn by certain nonjudicial employees of the District courts, so long as the cost of furnishing a uniform during a year does not exceed the amount applicable to the uniform allowance for federal employees. (Sec. 3) Amends the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 to authorize the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to develop and operate intermediate incentive programs for sentenced offenders. Makes permanent the Director's authority to accept, solicit, and use on behalf of the Agency: (1) any monetary or nonmonetary gift, donation, bequest, or use of facilities, property, or services to aid or facilitate the work of the Agency; and (2) reimbursements from the District government for space and services provided, on a cost reimbursable basis. (Sec. 4) Amends the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 to: authorize the Public Defender Service, upon approval of the Board of Trustees, to accept (as currently allowed) and use public grants, private contributions, and voluntary and uncompensated (gratuitous) services to assist it; and deem members of the Board of Trustees, as of October 21, 1998, to be employees of the Service instead of District employees for purposes of any action brought against them.

District of Columbia Courts, Public Defender Service, and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Act of 2015

Sen. Ron Johnson [R-WI]

Sen. Thomas Carper [D-DE]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-01-28	House	Became Public Law No: 114-118. (TXT | PDF)
2016-01-28	House	Signed by President.
2016-01-19	House	Presented to President.
2016-01-11	House	Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
2016-01-11	House	On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H242-244)
2016-01-11	House	DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1629.
2016-01-11	House	Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H242-244)
2016-01-11	House	Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
2015-12-03	House	Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 281.
2015-12-03	House	Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform. H. Rept. 114-368.
2015-10-09	House	Ordered to be Reported by Unanimous Consent.
2015-09-11	House	Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
2015-09-11	House	Message on Senate action sent to the House.
2015-09-11	House	Received in the House.
2015-09-10	Senate	Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S6610-6611; text as passed Senate: CR S6610-6611)
2015-08-03	Senate	Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 190.
2015-08-03	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Johnson without amendment. With written report No. 114-110.
2015-06-24	Senate	Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
2015-06-18	Senate	Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/senate-bill/1629/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1629/BILLS-114s1629is.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1629/BILLS-114s1629rs.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1629/BILLS-114s1629es.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1629/BILLS-114s1629rh.pdf
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/s1629/BILLS-114s1629enr.pdf