US Congress House Bill 6149 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 21-10)
Status: Introduced on September 22 2016 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2016-10-11 - Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Pending: House Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, And Investigations Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

POWER Act Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2016 This bill requires the U.S. Attorney for a judicial district to lead at least one public event that promotes pro bono legal services as a critical way to: (1) empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (2) engage citizens in assisting those survivors. A special but similar rule applies to districts containing Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Each U.S. Attorney shall: (1) have discretion on the design, organization, and implementation of such public events; and (2) seek to maximize an event's local impact and the access of such survivors to high-quality pro bono legal services.

POWER Act Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2016

Rep. Joseph Kennedy [D-MA]	Rep. Don Young [R-AK]	Rep. Tulsi Gabbard [D-HI]	Rep. Susan Brooks [R-IN]
Rep. Cathy McMorris Rodgers [R-WA]	Rep. Steve Cohen [D-TN]	Rep. Rodney Davis [R-IL]	Rep. Richard Nolan [D-MN]
Rep. Patrick Meehan [R-PA]	Rep. Sean Maloney [D-NY]	Rep. David Loebsack [D-IA]	Rep. Christopher Gibson [R-NY]
Rep. Gwen Moore [D-WI]	Rep. Raul Ruiz [D-CA]	Rep. Katherine Clark [D-MA]	Rep. Adam Smith [D-WA]
Rep. Cheri Bustos [D-IL]	Rep. Jared Huffman [D-CA]	Rep. Ed Perlmutter [D-CO]	Sen. Markwayne Mullin [R-OK]
Rep. Trey Gowdy [R-SC]	Rep. Jason Smith [R-MO]	Rep. David Cicilline [D-RI]	Rep. Niki Tsongas [D-MA]
Rep. Zoe Lofgren [D-CA]	Rep. Linda Sanchez [D-CA]	Rep. James McGovern [D-MA]	Rep. Kathleen Rice [D-NY]
Rep. Ann Kuster [D-NH]	Rep. Eric Swalwell [D-CA]	Rep. Elise Stefanik [R-NY]

Date	Chamber	Action
2016-10-11	House	Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2016-09-22	House	Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2016-09-22	House	Introduced in House

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.congress.gov/bill/114th-congress/house-bill/6149/all-info
Text	https://www.congress.gov/114/bills/hr6149/BILLS-114hr6149ih.pdf