3.0.0 3976 2023-01-11T13:29:25Z 2023-01-11T13:29:25Z House HR 2015-11-05 114 [Congressional Record Volume 161, Number 165 (Thursday, November 5, 2015)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mrs. LAWRENCE:H.R. 3976.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, Clause 18The Congress shall have Power * * * To make all Laws whichshall be necessary and proper for carrying into Execution theforegoing Powers, and all other Powers vested by theConstitution in the Government of the United States, or inany Department or Officer thereof[Page H8154]]]> hsas00 Armed Services Committee House Standing hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee Referred to 2015-11-23T21:49:06Z Referred to 2015-11-05T14:01:50Z 2015-11-23 hsas02 Military Personnel Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. Committee 2015-11-05 Referred to the House Committee on Armed Services. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsas00 Armed Services Committee 2015-11-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-05 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 N W000822 Rep. Watson Coleman, Bonnie [D-NJ-12] Bonnie Watson Coleman D NJ 12 2015-11-05 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2015-11-05 True K000385 Rep. Kelly, Robin L. [D-IL-2] Robin Kelly D IL L. 2 2015-11-05 True Armed Forces and National Security Lawyers and legal services Military personnel and dependents Armed Forces and National Security 00 2015-11-05 Introduced in House 2015-11-10T21:17:25Z Enlisted Legal Assistance Act

This bill requires the Secretary of the department concerned to provide personal civil legal assistance to:

  • an active duty member of the Armed Forces in pay grades E-1 through E-5 and his or her dependents; and
  • a survivor who was a dependent of the member at the time of the member's death, except that survivor eligibility shall be determined pursuant to regulations prescribed by the Secretary concerned.
]]> Enlisted Legal Assistance Act Display Title Enlisted Legal Assistance Act Official Title as Introduced To amend title 10, United States Code, to require the provision of legal assistance to junior enlisted personnel of the Armed Forces and their dependents in connection with their personal civil legal affairs. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Enlisted Legal Assistance Act Introduced in House 2015-11-05T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr3976ih/xml/BILLS-114hr3976ih.xml 2015-11-23 Referred to the Subcommittee on Military Personnel. text/xml EN Pursuant to Title 17 Section 105 of the United States Code, this file is not subject to copyright protection and is in the public domain. Congressional Research Service, Library of Congress This file contains bill summaries and statuses for federal legislation. A bill summary describes the most significant provisions of a piece of legislation and details the effects the legislative text may have on current law and federal programs. Bill summaries are authored by the Congressional Research Service (CRS) of the Library of Congress. As stated in Public Law 91-510 (2 USC 166 (d)(6)), one of the duties of CRS is "to prepare summaries and digests of bills and resolutions of a public general nature introduced in the Senate or House of Representatives". For more information, refer to the User Guide that accompanies this file.