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Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2019

Introduced: January 15, 2019 See on congress.gov
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 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
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Became law
Feb 25, 2019
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 15, 2019
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 15, 2019
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2019

This bill establishes a new reporting requirement for a state that receives a grant through the Office of Justice Programs within the Department of Justice.

Specifically, a state must report certain information with respect to the legal representation of defendants in prosecutions for offenses in the following categories: (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.

What's happening now February 25, 2019

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

 Bill text 1 version

Source documents hosted by congress.gov.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Cohen, Steve
Tennessee · Jun 12, 2019
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Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
Virginia · Mar 18, 2019
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Norton, Eleanor Holmes
District of Columbia · Jan 15, 2019
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Schakowsky, Janice D.
Illinois · Jan 15, 2019
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 568: Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2019. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-568/
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"H.R. 568: Status of the Sixth Amendment Act of 2019." 116th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-568/.
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H.R. 568, 116th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HR-568/.
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