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Gideon Act

Introduced: February 7, 2017 Introduced by: Booker, Cory A. Democratic · New Jersey See on congress.gov

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Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Feb 7, 2017

Introduced in Senate

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Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

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 February 7, 2017

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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APA

U.S. Congress. (2026). S. 330: Gideon Act. 115th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-330/

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"S. 330: Gideon Act." 115th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-330/.

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S. 330, 115th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/115-S-330/.

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