To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts, and for other purposes.
Latest action · Oct 2, 2008 Became Public Law No: 110-335.
Progress
Where this bill reached, and when. A stage with no date was not reached; one that failed a vote and later carried shows the date it carried.
- IntroducedMar 6, 2008
- Passed HouseApr 1, 2008
- Passed SenateSep 16, 2008
- To the PresidentSep 23, 2008
- Became lawOct 2, 2008Public Law 110-335
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to increase from $65 to $80 the hourly rate of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts.
Revises the current cap on total compensation paid to an attorney representing such a defendant to apply the corresponding caps under the federal criminal code. Increases the cap: (1) before the Superior Court of the District from $1,900 to $2,000 for misdemeanors and from $3,600 to $7,000 for felonies; and (2) to the same amounts for post-trial matters for misdemeanors or felonies.
Sets the cap for representation of a defendant before the District of Columbia Court of Appeals at $5,000, the limitation under the federal criminal code for representation of a defendant in an appellate court.
Cosponsors 1
Members who signed on, in the order they did. All signed on Mar 6, 2008.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-DC | Eleanor Holmes Norton | Original | Mar 6, 2008 |
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Oversight and Government Reform Committee | Referred Mar 6, 2008Markup Mar 13, 2008Reported Mar 31, 2008 |
| Information Technology Subcommittee | Referred Mar 10, 2008Discharged Mar 13, 2008 | |
| Senate | Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee | Referred Apr 2, 2008Markup Apr 10, 2008Reported Jul 25, 2008 |
Actions 24
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Oct 2, 2008Signed by President.
- Oct 2, 2008Became Public Law No: 110-335.
- Sep 23, 2008Presented to President.
- Sep 17, 2008Message on Senate action sent to the House.
- Sep 16, 2008Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S8875)
- Sep 16, 2008Cleared for White House.
- Jul 25, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman without amendment. With written report No. 110-432.
- Jul 25, 2008Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 900.
- Apr 10, 2008Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported without amendment favorably.
- Apr 2, 2008Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
- Apr 1, 2008Mr. Davis (IL) moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
- Apr 1, 2008Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H1852-1853)
- Apr 1, 2008DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5551.
- Apr 1, 2008Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H1852)
- Apr 1, 2008Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
- Mar 31, 2008Reported by the Committee on Oversight and Government. H. Rept. 110-560.
- Mar 31, 2008Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 343.
- Mar 13, 2008Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia Discharged.
- Mar 13, 2008Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
- Mar 13, 2008Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
- Mar 10, 2008Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
- Mar 6, 2008Introduced in House
- Mar 6, 2008Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E320)
- Mar 6, 2008Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
In the Congressional Record 3
Days the Record’s own index lists this bill, newest first, with the pages and the members it names. Pages starting H are the House, S the Senate, E Extensions of Remarks.
| Where | In the Record | Members | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senate | Debate and remarks S8875 | Carl Levin D-MI | Sep 16, 2008 |
| House | Debate and remarks H1852, H1853Text printed H1852 | Danny K. Davis D-IL, Eleanor Holmes Norton D-DC, Tom Davis R-VA | Apr 1, 2008 |
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E320 | Danny K. Davis D-IL | Mar 6, 2008 |
Research
What has been written about this bill: committee reports, cost estimates, the sponsor’s authority statement, printed hearings and the Congressional Research Service’s work.
Committee reports
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 4
- Apr 14, 2008H.R. 5551, An act to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 10, 2008</p>
- Apr 14, 2008H.R. 5551, An act to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensationCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs on April 10, 2008
- Mar 24, 2008H.R. 5551, A bill to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys represent<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 13, 2008</p>
- Mar 24, 2008H.R. 5551, A bill to amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representCost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform on March 13, 2008
CRS reports 10
Congressional Research Service work that CRS links to this bill or the law it became, newest first.
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Titles 1
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts, and for other purposes.
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Government Operations and Politics.
Text 6
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Sep 18, 2008Enrolled Bill
- Jul 25, 2008Reported to Senate
- Apr 2, 2008Referred in Senate
- Apr 1, 2008Engrossed in House
- Mar 31, 2008Reported in House
- Mar 6, 2008Introduced in House
Everything here is as published by Congress: the summary is the Congressional Research Service's, the action wording is the clerks', and the subjects are the Library of Congress's. How far it got is read from the actions themselves, taking the most recent one of each kind, so a bill that failed a vote and later passed is shown as having passed. Records come from this bill on Congress.gov and govinfo.gov; cost estimates are the Congressional Budget Office's, and the hearings are the printed hearings GovInfo publishes, which can appear months after the hearing.
