Recognizing the right to counsel in civil proceedings.

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This resolution recognizes the right to counsel in civil proceedings involving basic human needs and expresses support for efforts to provide counsel to low-income individuals in these proceedings.

What it does: CRS summary · Introduced in House · May 8, 2020

This resolution recognizes the right to counsel in civil proceedings involving basic human needs and expresses support for efforts to provide counsel to low-income individuals in these proceedings.

Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov

About this bill and sources

Official title: Recognizing the right to counsel in civil proceedings.

Latest action (May 8, 2020): Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Policy area: Law · Origin: House · Introduced: May 8, 2020

Official page on Congress.gov · Bill text (GovInfo) · Status record (XML)

No recorded floor vote found.