HR 1762 115th 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: March 28, 2017 See on congress.gov

Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps

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To President

Became law

Apr 12, 2017

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

Mar 28, 2017

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Mar 28, 2017

Introduced in House

Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2017 or the POWER Act

This bill requires each U.S. Attorney for each 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 similar requirement 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 April 12, 2017

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

Committees of jurisdiction 2