John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007
Latest action · May 16, 2007 Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149.
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.
- IntroducedFeb 8, 2007
- Passed HouseMay 15, 2007
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
(This measure has not been amended since it was reported to the House on May 14, 2007. The summary of that version is repeated here.)
John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007 - Amends the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to add a program for student loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders.
Defines "prosecutor" as a full-time state or local agency employee who: (1) is continually licensed to practice law; and (2) prosecutes criminal or juvenile delinquency cases, including an employee who supervises, educates, or trains other attorneys prosecuting such cases.
Defines "public defender" as a licensed attorney who is a full-time state or local agency employee or a full-time employee of a nonprofit organization who provides legal representation to indigent persons in criminal or juvenile delinquency cases, including an attorney who supervises, educates, or trains other attorneys to provide such representation. Includes in such definition a full-time federal defender attorney.
Directs the Attorney General to establish a program to assume the obligation to repay the student loans of any borrowers who are employed as prosecutors or public defenders and who are not in default on their loans. Sets forth requirements for such program, including that: (1) the borrower will remain employed as a prosecutor or public defender for not less than three years; and (2) the borrower will repay to the Attorney General any repayment benefits received if the borrower is fired from employment for misconduct or voluntarily separates from employment.
Limits the amount payable under such program for any borrower to $10,000 per year andan aggregate total of $60,000.
Authorizes the Attorney General to enter into subsequent agreements with a borrower for another three-year period or a lesser period.
Requires the Attorney General to give priority in granting repayment benefits to borrowers who have the least ability to repay their loans.
Authorizes the Attorney General to issue regulations to carry out this Act.
Requires the Inspector General of the Department of Justice to report to Congress on the cost of loan repayment program under this Act and the impact of such program on the hiring and retention of prosecutors and public defenders.
Directs the Comptroller General to study and report to Congress on the impact of law school accreditation requirements and other factors on law school costs and access, including the impact of such requirements on racial and ethnic minorities.
Authorizes appropriations for FY2008-FY2013.
Recorded votes 1
Newest first. Open one to see how every member voted.
| Roll call | Question | Result | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| House 347 | On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass, as Amended | Passed341–73 | May 15, 2007 |
Cosponsors 66
Members who signed on, in the order they did. Signatures ran from Feb 8, 2007 to May 14, 2007; 27 are original cosponsors, there from the day it was introduced.
| Seat | Cosponsor | Signed on | |
|---|---|---|---|
| D-CA | Adam B. Schiff | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-CA | Barbara Lee | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-TN | Bart Gordon | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-MA | Bill Delahunt | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-PA | Chaka Fattah | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-IL | Danny K. Davis | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-FL | Debbie Wasserman Schultz | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-KS | Dennis Moore | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-NJ | Donald M. Payne | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-MA | Edward J. Markey | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-NC | G. K. Butterfield | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-CA | Hilda L. Solis | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-CA | Howard L. Berman | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-IL | Janice D. Schakowsky | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | Jerrold Nadler | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-MI | John Conyers, Jr. | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-GA | John Lewis | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-MN | Keith Ellison | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-CA | Lynn C. Woolsey | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | Michael A. Arcuri | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| R-GA | Nathan Deal | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-NY | Nita M. Lowey | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-VA | Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-CT | Rosa L. DeLauro | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-GA | Sanford D. Bishop, Jr. | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-MA | Stephen F. Lynch | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| R-MI | Thaddeus G. McCotter | Original | Feb 8, 2007 |
| D-KY | Ben Chandler | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Diana DeGette | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Jim Cooper | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Lincoln Davis | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| R-FL | Lincoln Diaz-Balart | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-CO | Mark Udall | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-HI | Mazie K. Hirono | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-MA | Michael E. Capuano | Feb 16, 2007 | |
| D-OH | Dennis J. Kucinich | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Steve Israel | Feb 27, 2007 | |
| R-MO | Kenny C. Hulshof | Mar 1, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Linda T. Sánchez | Mar 6, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Bob Etheridge | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Luis V. Gutierrez | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-ME | Michael H. Michaud | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| R-NJ | Mike Ferguson | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Tammy Baldwin | Mar 12, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Bob Filner | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-NY | Charles B. Rangel | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| R-AL | Spencer Bachus | Mar 21, 2007 | |
| D-WI | Ron Kind | Mar 29, 2007 | |
| D-FL | Kendrick B. Meek | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| D-NJ | Steven R. Rothman | Apr 17, 2007 | |
| R-FL | C. W. Bill Young | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-RI | Patrick J. Kennedy | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Tom Lantos | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| R-TN | Zach Wamp | Apr 19, 2007 | |
| D-AL | Artur Davis | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-TX | Sheila Jackson Lee | Apr 23, 2007 | |
| D-OK | Dan Boren | May 1, 2007 | |
| R-CA | Elton Gallegly | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-IL | Rahm Emanuel | May 1, 2007 | |
| D-NC | Melvin L. Watt | May 2, 2007 | |
| R-TX | Ted Poe | May 3, 2007 | |
| D-IA | Bruce L. Braley | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-AZ | Raúl M. Grijalva | May 7, 2007 | |
| D-MD | Elijah E. Cummings | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-TN | Steve Cohen | May 14, 2007 | |
| D-CA | Xavier Becerra | May 14, 2007 |
Committees 1
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Feb 8, 2007Markup May 2, 2007Reported May 14, 2007 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Mar 1, 2007Hearings Apr 24, 2007Markup Apr 26, 2007Reported Apr 26, 2007 |
Actions 18
Everything that happened, newest first.
- May 16, 2007Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 149.
- May 15, 2007Mr. Conyers moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
- May 15, 2007Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4978-4982)
- May 15, 2007DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 916.
- May 15, 2007At the conclusion of debate, the Yeas and Nays were demanded and ordered. Pursuant to the provisions of clause 8, rule XX, the Chair announced that further proceedings on the motion would be postponed.
In the Congressional Record 2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Extensions | Debate and remarks E1123 | Linda T. Sánchez D-CA | May 23, 2007 |
| House | Debate and remarks H4978–H4982Text printed H4978Recorded votes H5015enact | David Scott D-GA, J. Randy Forbes R-VA, John Conyers, Jr. D-MI, John M. Spratt, Jr. D-SC, Louie Gohmert R-TX, Phil Gingrey R-GA, Sheila Jackson Lee D-TX, Ted Poe R-TX | May 15, 2007 |
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 report
Congressional Budget Office cost estimates 2
- May 7, 2007H.R. 916, John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007<p>Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 2, 2007</p>
- May 7, 2007H.R. 916, John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007Cost estimate for the bill as ordered reported by the House Committee on the Judiciary on May 2, 2007
Printed hearings 1
Hearings whose printed record names this bill, newest first: hearings on it, and wider hearings where it came up.
| Number | Hearing | Committee | Held |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serial No. 110-72 | COPS IMPROVEMENTS ACT OF 2007, THE JOHN R. JUSTICE PROSECUTORS AND DEFENDERS INCENTIVE ACT OF 2007, AND THE WITNESS SECURITY AND PROTECTION ACT OF 2007199 pages | Judiciary Committee | Apr 24, 2007 |
Related bills 2
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| S 442 | John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007 | Identical bill | Apr 10, 2007 |
| HR 893 | John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007 | Related bill | Mar 1, 2007 |
Titles 4
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To provide for loan repayment for prosecutors and public defenders.
- Short Titles as Introduced
- John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Reported to House
- John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007
- Short Titles as Passed House
- John R. Justice Prosecutors and Defenders Incentive Act of 2007
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
Text 4
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- May 16, 2007Placed on Calendar Senate
- May 15, 2007Engrossed in House
- May 14, 2007Reported in House
- Feb 8, 2007Introduced 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.
