National Center for the Right to Counsel Act
Latest action · Aug 6, 2019 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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.
- IntroducedJul 12, 2019
- Passed HouseNot reached
- Passed SenateNot reached
- To the PresidentNot reached
- Became lawNot reached
Summary
National Center for the Right to Counsel Act
This bill establishes the National Center for the Right to Counsel. The purpose of the center is to provide support for the following:
- public defense systems, and
- training programs to improve the delivery of legal services to indigent defendants.
Cosponsors
Members who signed on, in the order they did.
Committees 2
Where it was sent and what each committee and subcommittee did with it, in order.
| Chamber | Committee | What it did |
|---|---|---|
| House | Judiciary Committee | Referred Jul 12, 2019 |
| Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee | Referred Aug 6, 2019 | |
| House | Ways and Means Committee | Referred Jul 12, 2019 |
Actions 3
Everything that happened, newest first.
- Aug 6, 2019Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- Jul 12, 2019Introduced in House
- Jul 12, 2019Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
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.
Constitutional authority
The sponsor’s statement, as printed in the Congressional Record, vol. 165, no. 117, July 12, 2019, page H5775.
Related bills 1
Companion bills and other measures the record links to this one.
| Bill | Title | Relationship | Latest action |
|---|---|---|---|
| HR 3811 | National Center for the Right to Counsel Act | Reintroduction of | Sep 28, 2017 |
Titles 2
Every title it has carried, official and short, at each stage.
- Official Title as Introduced
- To establish the National Center for the Right to Counsel.
- Short Title(s) as Introduced
- National Center for the Right to Counsel Act
Subjects
Assigned by the Library of Congress. Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement.
- Accounting and auditing
- Advisory bodies
- Congressional oversight
- Crime and Law Enforcement
- Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation
- Criminal procedure and sentencing
- Due process and equal protection
- Government information and archives
- Government studies and investigations
- Law enforcement administration and funding
- Lawyers and legal services
- Poverty and welfare assistance
- State and local government operations
- Tax-exempt organizations
Text 1
Each version as it was printed, newest first.
- Jul 12, 2019Introduced 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.
