HR 6149 114th Congress House Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Crime victims Domestic violence and child abuse Lawyers and legal services Sex offenses

POWER Act

Introduced: September 22, 2016 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

Introduced

In committee

Reported out

Passed House

Passed Senate

To President

Became law

Oct 11, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Sep 22, 2016

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Sep 22, 2016

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2016 or the POWER Act

This bill requires the U.S. Attorney for a judicial district to lead at least one public event that promotes pro bono legal services as a critical way to: (1) empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (2) engage citizens in assisting those survivors.

A special but similar rule applies to districts containing Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

Each U.S. Attorney shall: (1) have discretion on the design, organization, and implementation of such public events; and (2) seek to maximize an event's local impact and the access of such survivors to high-quality pro bono legal services.

What's happening now October 11, 2016

Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Committees of jurisdiction 2