US SB2280 | 2015-2016 | 114th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on November 16 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Status: Engrossed on November 16 2015 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2015-11-16 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Pending: House Judiciary Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [PDF]
Summary
POWER Act Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2015 (Sec. 3) 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. (Sec. 5) The Department of Justice shall use existing funds to carry out this Act.
Title
POWER Act Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2015
Sponsors
Sen. Dan Sullivan [R-AK] | Sen. Heidi Heitkamp [D-ND] | Sen. Chuck Grassley [R-IA] | Sen. Patrick Leahy [D-VT] |
History
Date | Chamber | Action |
---|---|---|
2015-11-16 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
2015-11-16 | House | Received in the House. |
2015-11-16 | Senate | Message on Senate action sent to the House. |
2015-11-10 | Senate | Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7954-7955; text as passed Senate: CR S7954-7955) |
Subjects
Assault and harassment offenses
Crime and law enforcement
Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Lawyers and legal services
Sex offenses
Crime and law enforcement
Crime victims
Domestic violence and child abuse
Lawyers and legal services
Sex offenses