S 330
115th Congress
Senate
Law
Judicial review and appeals
Lawyers and legal services
Supreme Court
Gideon Act
Introduced: February 7, 2017
Introduced by:
Booker, Cory A.
Democratic
· New Jersey
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Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Feb 7, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 7, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice Act or the Gideon Act
This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a private, nonmembership, nonprofit corporation to assist and advocate on behalf of individuals in certain noncapital criminal cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and the highest state court.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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