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S 1106 112th Congress Senate Armed Forces and National Security Lawyers and legal services Military personnel and dependents

Justice for Troops Act

Introduced: May 26, 2011 See on congress.gov
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May 26, 2011
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3439)
May 26, 2011
Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR S3438-3439)
May 26, 2011
Introduced in Senate
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Justice for Troops Act - Authorizes the Secretary of Defense (DOD) to provide support to public or private programs designed to connect attorneys who provide pro bono legal assistance with members of the Armed Forces who are in need of such assistance. Limits the total amount of financial support in any fiscal year to $500,000.

Directs such financial support to be derived from amounts authorized to be appropriated for DOD operation and maintenance.

What's happening now May 26, 2011

Read twice and referred to the Committee on Armed Services. (text of measure as introduced: CR S3439)

 Related & companion bills 1
  • S 1867 Related bill National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2012
 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 5
All 5 Democratic 4 Republican 1
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Shaheen, Jeanne
New Hampshire · Jan 30, 2012
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Klobuchar, Amy
Minnesota · Nov 15, 2011
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Gillibrand, Kirsten E.
New York · Nov 2, 2011
 D
Whitehouse, Sheldon
Rhode Island · Oct 31, 2011
 R
Graham, Lindsey
South Carolina · May 26, 2011
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U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 1106: Justice for Troops Act. 112th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1106/
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"S. 1106: Justice for Troops Act." 112th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1106/.
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S. 1106, 112th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/112-S-1106/.
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