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POWER Act

Introduced: November 10, 2015 Introduced by: Sullivan, Dan Republican · Alaska See on congress.gov
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Nov 16, 2015
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Nov 16, 2015
Received in the House.
Nov 16, 2015
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Nov 10, 2015
Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7954-7955; text as passed Senate: CR S7954-7955)
Nov 10, 2015
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7954-7955; text as passed Senate: CR S7954-7955)
Nov 10, 2015
Introduced in Senate
 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2015 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 November 16, 2015

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 1
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