S. 2280 · 114th Congress
Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2015
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Passed the Senate without a recorded vote, then expired. It passed by voice vote or unanimous consent, which don't record how each member voted, but didn't become law before the 114th Congress ended.
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SullivanSponsor3 cosponsors · 2 D, 1 R
3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced Nov 10, 2015
- Senate Passed Nov 10, 2015
Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2015 or the POWER Act
What it does: CRS summary · Passed Senate without amendment · Nov 10, 2015
(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)
Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2015 or the POWER Act
(Sec. 3) 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.
(Sec. 5) The Department of Justice shall use existing funds to carry out this Act.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
About this bill and sources
Official title: POWER Act
Latest action (Nov 16, 2015): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Nov 10, 2015
Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)
- Senate Introduced Nov 10, 2015
- Senate Passed Nov 10, 2015
No recorded floor vote found.