US HB1408 | 2021-2022 | 117th Congress
Status
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 14-0)
Status: Introduced on February 26 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Status: Introduced on February 26 2021 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2021-04-28 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]
Summary
To incentivize States and localities to improve access to justice, and for other purposes.
Title
EQUAL Defense Act of 2021 Ensuring Quality Access to Legal Defense Act of 2021
Sponsors
| Rep. Theodore Deutch [D-FL] | Rep. Val Demings [D-FL] | Rep. Madeleine Dean [D-PA] | Rep. Sheila Jackson-Lee [D-TX] |
| Rep. Grace Meng [D-NY] | Rep. Robert Scott [D-VA] | Rep. Mary Gay Scanlon [D-PA] | Rep. Mondaire Jones [D-NY] |
| Rep. Eleanor Norton [D-DC] | Rep. Lloyd Doggett [D-TX] | Rep. Suzanne Bonamici [D-OR] | Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN] |
| Rep. Donald Payne [D-NJ] | Rep. Janice Schakowsky [D-IL] |
History
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| 2021-04-28 | House | Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. |
| 2021-02-26 | House | Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. |
| 2021-02-26 | House | Introduced in House |
Same As/Similar To
HB9325 (Related) 2022-11-17 - Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Subjects
US Congress State Sources
| Type | Source |
|---|---|
| Summary | https://www.congress.gov/bill/117th-congress/house-bill/1408/all-info |
| Text | https://www.congress.gov/117/bills/hr1408/BILLS-117hr1408ih.pdf |
