S 3878
117th Congress
Senate
Law
Access to Justice Act of 2022
Everywhere this bill has been
2 steps
Introduced
In committee
Reported out
Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Mar 17, 2022
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Mar 17, 2022
Introduced in Senate
Plain-English summary
Access to Justice Act of 2022
This bill requires a federal judicial district (or two adjacent districts or parts of districts) to establish a defender organization (i.e., a federal public defender organization or community defender organization).
Currently, a federal judicial district (or part of a district or two adjacent districts) may establish a defender organization if at least 200 persons annually require the appointment of counsel.
What's happening now
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Committees of jurisdiction
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