Topic
Right to counsel
119
bills on this subject
Filed across 4 Congresses, from the 107th to the 110th, and most in the 109th at 42. A subject is a heading the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, and a bill usually carries several, so these are the bills that touch this subject rather than the bills only about it.
Bills by Congress
107th to 110th
42
bills in the 109th Congress.
Showing 1–30,
newest first.
Every Congress
| Bill | Title | Status | Latest action | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| HCONRES 365 | Urging the Government of China to reinstate all licenses of Gao Zhisheng and his law firm, remove all legal and political obstacles for lawyers attempting to defend criminal cases in China, including politically sensitive cases, and revise law and practice in China so that it conforms to international standards. | Received in the Senate and referred to the Committee on Foreign Relations. | April 27, 2006 | |
| HR 6386 | To establish the Congressional-Executive Commission on the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. | Referred to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 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. | December 6, 2006 | |
| HR 6374 | Preserving Crime Victims' Restitution Act of 2006 | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. | December 5, 2006 | |
| HR 6166 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. | November 13, 2006 | |
| HR 6054 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 409. | September 25, 2006 | |
| HR 5680 | Ethiopia Freedom, Democracy, and Human Rights Advancement Act of 2006 | Committee Agreed to Seek Consideration Under Suspension of the Rules, by Unanimous Consent. | June 27, 2006 | |
| HR 5436 | Fostering Our Future Act of 2006 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | July 14, 2006 | |
| HR 5040 | Death Penalty Reform Act of 2006 | Subcommittee Hearings Held. | March 30, 2006 | |
| HR 4914 | Veterans' Choice of Representation Act | Unfavorable Executive Comment Received from Veterans' Affairs. | October 6, 2006 | |
| HR 3758 | Fostering Our Future Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on 21st Century Competitiveness. | November 7, 2005 | |
| HR 3199 | USA PATRIOT Improvement and Reauthorization Act of 2005 | Became Public Law No: 109-177. | March 9, 2006 | |
| HR 3190 | Vietnam Human Rights Act of 2005 | Referred to the House Committee on International Relations. | June 30, 2005 | |
| HR 3072 | To revive the system of parole for Federal prisoners, and for other purposes. | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | August 23, 2005 | |
| HR 3044 | Military Commissions Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. | July 26, 2005 | |
| HR 3038 | Guantanamo Detainees Procedures Act of 2005 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E1322) | June 23, 2005 | |
| HR 2601 | Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 2006 and 2007 | Received in the Senate. Read twice. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 172. | July 22, 2005 | |
| HR 2219 | Fair Treatment of Americans by Americans Act | Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution. | June 6, 2005 | |
| HR 1415 | NICS Improvement Act of 2005 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H8704-8705) | December 5, 2006 | |
| HR 1172 | Unaccompanied Alien Child Protection Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. | April 4, 2005 | |
| HR 1076 | Detention of Enemy Combatants Act | Executive Comment Requested from DOD. | April 6, 2005 | |
| HR 972 | Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act of 2005 | Became Public Law No: 109-164. | January 10, 2006 | |
| HR 970 | Gang Prevention and Effective Deterrence Act of 2005 | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H3136-3137) | May 11, 2005 | |
| HR 354 | State and Local Law Enforcement Discipline, Accountability, and Due Process Act of 2005 | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. | March 2, 2005 | |
| HRES 240 | Amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to reinstate certain provisions of the rules relating to procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to the form in which those provisions existed at the close of the 108th Congress. | Passed House pursuant to H. Res. 241. (consideration: CR H2625-2626; text: CR H2625-2626) | April 27, 2005 | |
| HRES 131 | Amending rule XI of the Rules of the House of Representatives with regard to the procedures of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. | Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR H2534-2535) | April 26, 2005 | |
| HRES 5 | Adopting rules for the One Hundred Ninth Congress. | Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection. | January 4, 2005 | |
| S 4055 | Preserving Crime Victims' Restitution Act of 2006 | Held at the desk. | December 11, 2006 | |
| S 3930 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Became Public Law No: 109-366. | October 17, 2006 | |
| S 3929 | A bill to authorize military commissions to bring terrorists to justice, to strengthen and modernize terrorist surveillance capabilities, and for other purposes. | Read the second time. Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 633. | September 25, 2006 | |
| S 3901 | Military Commissions Act of 2006 | Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 611. | September 14, 2006 |
Subjects are the headings the Library of Congress assigns to a bill, not labels written here, so the wording is theirs. Bills are listed newest first by their latest action. A bill carries several subjects, so it appears under each of them. Records come from Congress.gov.