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Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2017

Introduced: March 13, 2017 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Became law
Mar 31, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Mar 13, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 13, 2017
Introduced in House
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Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2017

This bill requires a state that receives a Department of Justice (DOJ) Office of Justice Programs grant to report annually certain information with respect to the following categories of offenses: (1) criminal offenses punishable by a prison term of more than one year; (2) criminal offenses punishable by a prison term of one year or less, including misdemeanors, traffic, and municipal violations; and (3) acts of juvenile delinquency punishable by a term of detention.

A state must report, for each offense category, the number of charges for which: (1) an individual was prosecuted, (2) a defendant waived the right to counsel, (3) a defendant was represented by publicly appointed counsel, and (4) a defendant was represented by counsel who was not publicly appointed.

DOJ must publish the reports on its website.

What's happening now March 31, 2017

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

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 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 1
All 1 Democratic 1
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Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Nov 2, 2018
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 1517: Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2017. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1517/
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"H.R. 1517: Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2017." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-HR-1517/.
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