S. 3115 · 117th Congress
Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2021
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4 cosponsors · 2 D, 2 R
3 signed on when it was introduced; the rest joined later. Cosponsors who withdrew aren't shown.
- Senate Introduced Oct 28, 2021
- Senate Passed Aug 6, 2022
- House Passed Dec 1, 2022 406–14
- President To the President Dec 16, 2022
- President Signed Dec 20, 2022
- Law Dec 20, 2022
Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2021 or the POWER 2.0 Act
What it does: CRS summary · Public Law · Dec 20, 2022
Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2021 or the POWER 2.0 Act
This act makes permanent the requirement for the chief judge of each federal judicial district to lead, at least annually, a public event to promote pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
The requirement was enacted in 2018; it is scheduled to sunset after a four-year period.
Written by the nonpartisan Congressional Research Service. All summary versions on Congress.gov
Votes to become law
About this bill and sources
Official title: POWER 2.0 Act
Latest action (Dec 20, 2022): Became Public Law No: 117-252.
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement · Origin: Senate · Introduced: Oct 28, 2021
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- Senate Introduced Oct 28, 2021
- Senate Passed Aug 6, 2022
- House Passed Dec 1, 2022 406–14
- President To the President Dec 16, 2022
- President Signed Dec 20, 2022
- Law Dec 20, 2022
Final vote · House · Dec 1, 2022
Passage (two-thirds required) — Passed. Vote details
Speaker of the House: Nancy Pelosi