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HR 5449 114th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement

Independent and Effective Federal Defenders Act of 2016

Introduced: June 10, 2016 See on congress.gov
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 5449: Independent and Effective Federal Defenders Act of 2016. 114th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5449/
MLA
"H.R. 5449: Independent and Effective Federal Defenders Act of 2016." 114th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5449/.
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H.R. 5449, 114th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5449/.
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[H.R. 5449: Independent and Effective Federal Defenders Act of 2016](https://openamerica.io/bill/114-HR-5449/)
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