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Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Supreme Court held that counsel must be provided to indigent defendants in all felony cases.

Introduced: March 12, 2013 See on congress.gov
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In committee
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Apr 8, 2013
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Mar 12, 2013
Introduced in House
Mar 12, 2013
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Recognizes and honors the 50th anniversary of the decision in Gideon v. Wainwright (the Supreme Court held that indigent defendants have a right to be provided counsel in all felony cases).

Expresses support for strategies to improve the criminal justice system to ensure that indigent defendants in all felony cases are adequately represented by counsel.

What's happening now April 8, 2013

Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.

 Related & companion bills 1
  • HRES 196 Related bill Supporting the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution, the right to counsel.
 Bill text 1 version

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 11
All 11 Democratic 7
SERRANO, JOSE
· Apr 24, 2013
LEWIS, JOHN
· Apr 18, 2013
 D
Johnson, Henry C. "Hank"
Georgia · Apr 15, 2013
 D
Chu, Judy
California · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Wilson, Frederica S.
Florida · Apr 9, 2013
 D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 20, 2013
 D
Bonamici, Suzanne
Oregon · Mar 18, 2013
Ellison, Keith
· Mar 13, 2013
 D
Nadler, Jerrold
New York · Mar 12, 2013
WATT, MELVIN
· Mar 12, 2013
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 108: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Supreme Court held that counsel must be provided to indigent defendants in all felony cases.. 113th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-108/
MLA
"H. Res. 108: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Supreme Court held that counsel must be provided to indigent defendants in all felony cases.." 113th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-108/.
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H. Res. 108, 113th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-108/.
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[H. Res. 108: Recognizing the 50th anniversary of the landmark case Gideon v. Wainwright, in which the Supreme Court held that counsel must be provided to indigent defendants in all felony cases.](https://openamerica.io/bill/113-HRES-108/)
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