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HR 5367 111th Congress House Government Operations and Politics District of Columbia Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Judges Judicial procedure and administration Lawyers and legal services Natural disasters State and local courts

D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2010

Introduced: May 24, 2010 Introduced by: Norton, Eleanor Holmes Democratic · District of Columbia See on congress.gov
 Everywhere this bill has been 16 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Dec 22, 2010
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Nov 17, 2010
Received in the Senate.
Nov 16, 2010
The title of the measure was amended. Agreed to without objection.
Nov 16, 2010
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Nov 16, 2010
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H7465-7466)
Nov 16, 2010
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H7465-7466)
Nov 16, 2010
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5367.
Nov 16, 2010
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H7465-7467)
Nov 16, 2010
Ms. Norton moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Sep 23, 2010
Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by Voice Vote.
Sep 23, 2010
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 27, 2010
Forwarded by Subcommittee to Full Committee (Amended) by Voice Vote .
May 27, 2010
Subcommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
May 25, 2010
Referred to the Subcommittee on Federal Workforce, Post Office, and the District of Columbia.
May 24, 2010
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
May 24, 2010
Introduced in House
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2010 - Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to require the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to: (1) call biennial or, as under current law, annual judicial conferences; and (2) summon active magistrate judges to such conferences.

Authorizes the chief judges of the District Superior Court and of the District Court of Appeals to toll or delay judicial proceedings in certain natural disaster or other emergency situations.

Authorizes the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts to enter into agreements to provide the Mayor of the District with equipment, supplies, and services and credit reimbursements received from the Mayor for them to the appropriation of the District of Columbia courts against which they were charged.

Amends the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 to require the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, to the extent its Director considers appropriate, to provide representation for and hold harmless, or provide liability insurance for, any employee, member of the Board of Trustees, or officer of the Service for money damages arising out of any claim, proceeding, or case at law relating to the furnishing of representational, management, or related services while acting within the scope of that person's office or employment, including employment actions, injury, loss of liberty, property damage, loss of property, personal injury, or death arising from the officer's or employee's malpractice or negligence.

Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to reduce from five years to three years the term for a judge of the Family Court of the Superior Court.

What's happening now December 22, 2010

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

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