HRES 960
116th Congress
House
Law
Civil actions and liability
Intergovernmental relations
Judicial procedure and administration
Lawyers and legal services
State and local government operations
Recognizing the right to counsel in civil proceedings.
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Agreed to (House)
May 8, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
May 8, 2020
Introduced in House
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Plain-English summary
This resolution recognizes the right to counsel in civil proceedings involving basic human needs and expresses support for efforts to provide counsel to low-income individuals in these proceedings.
What's happening now
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Bill text
1 version
- Introduced in House Formatted Text PDF Formatted XML
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
18
D
DeSaulnier, Mark
ROYBAL-ALLARD, LUCILLE
D
García, Jesús G. "Chuy"
D
Scanlon, Mary Gay
D
Norton, Eleanor Holmes
D
Pocan, Mark
Brooks, Susan
D
Cohen, Steve
D
Dingell, Debbie
D
Jayapal, Pramila
D
Nadler, Jerrold
D
Omar, Ilhan
D
Raskin, Jamie
D
Schakowsky, Janice D.
D
Scott, Robert C. "Bobby"
SERRANO, JOSE
D
Tlaib, Rashida
UPTON, FRED
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H. Res. 960: Recognizing the right to counsel in civil proceedings.. 116th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/116-HRES-960/
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