S 2701
117th Congress
Senate
Law
Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021
Introduced: August 10, 2021
Introduced by:
Murphy, Christopher
Democratic
· Connecticut
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2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Aug 10, 2021
Introduced in Senate
Aug 10, 2021
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Plain-English summary
Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021
This bill establishes the Office for Access to Justice within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to advise on matters relating to justice for low-income and other underrepresented people in the criminal and civil justice systems. Additionally, DOJ must establish a Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable to raise the awareness of executive branch agencies of the ways in which civil legal aid and indigent defense can help advance federal objectives, including those related to employment, family stability, housing, consumer protection, health services, and public safety.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
1
Cosponsors
1