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HR 4659 98th Congress House Law Corporations and Stocks Government corporations Lawyers and legal services Legal Services Corporation Legal services

A bill to amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to insure that procedures for determining eligibility of clients are no more restrictive than those in effect on January 1, 1983.

Introduced: January 26, 1984 See on congress.gov
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It never became law before the 98th Congress (1983–1984) adjourned, and bills don't carry over to the next Congress. It would have to be reintroduced. You can still save it for reference, but it won't receive updates.
 Everywhere this bill has been 3 steps
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Passed House
Passed Senate
To President
Became law
Jan 30, 1984
Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.
Jan 26, 1984
Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.
Jan 26, 1984
Introduced in House
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 Plain-English summary Congressional Research Service

Amends the Legal Services Corporation Act to require that the eligibility criteria for legal assistance not exclude persons who were eligible for the Corporation's services under the criteria in effect on January 1, 1983.

What's happening now January 30, 1984

Referred to Subcommittee on Courts, Civil Liberties, and the Administration of Justice.

 Committees of jurisdiction 2
 Cosponsors 4
All 4 Democratic 4
D
Schumer, Charles E.
New York · Mar 21, 1984
 D
Hoyer, Steny H.
Maryland · Mar 15, 1984
 D
Kaptur, Marcy
Ohio · Jan 31, 1984
 D
Wyden, Ron
Oregon · Jan 26, 1984
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APA
U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 4659: A bill to amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to insure that procedures for determining eligibility of clients are no more restrictive than those in effect on January 1, 1983.. 98th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4659/
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"H.R. 4659: A bill to amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to insure that procedures for determining eligibility of clients are no more restrictive than those in effect on January 1, 1983.." 98th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4659/.
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H.R. 4659, 98th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/98-HR-4659/.
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