3.0.0 5124 2023-01-11T13:31:31Z 2023-01-11T13:31:31Z House HR 2016-04-29 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 67 (Friday, April 29, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. SEAN PATRICK MALONEY of New York:H.R. 5124.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article 1, Section 8[Page H2150]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee Referred to 2016-05-17T13:43:39Z hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2016-05-17T13:43:31Z Referred to 2016-04-29T13:03:25Z Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016 114 3144 S 2016-07-07 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (Sponsor introductory remarks on measure: CR S4917-4918) Related bill CRS 2016-05-17 hsju10 Constitution and Limited Government Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. Committee 2016-05-17 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2016-04-29 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-04-29 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 N J000294 Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] Hakeem Jeffries D NY S. 8 2016-04-29 True D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-21] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 21 2016-04-29 True R000588 Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] Cedric Richmond D LA L. 2 2016-04-29 True N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 2016-04-29 True C000714 Rep. Conyers, John, Jr. [D-MI-13] JOHN CONYERS D MI 13 2016-04-29 True L000287 Rep. Lewis, John [D-GA-5] JOHN LEWIS D GA 5 2016-04-29 True C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2016-05-11 False J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2016-05-11 False S000248 Rep. Serrano, Jose E. [D-NY-15] JOSE SERRANO D NY E. 15 2016-05-25 False R000053 Rep. Rangel, Charles B. [D-NY-13] CHARLES RANGEL D NY B. 13 2016-05-25 False W000808 Rep. Wilson, Frederica S. [D-FL-24] Frederica Wilson D FL S. 24 2016-05-26 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2016-05-26 False L000581 Rep. Lawrence, Brenda L. [D-MI-14] Brenda Lawrence D MI L. 14 2016-05-26 False C000984 Rep. Cummings, Elijah E. [D-MD-7] ELIJAH CUMMINGS D MD E. 7 2016-06-09 False C001097 Rep. Cárdenas, Tony [D-CA-29] Tony Cárdenas D CA 29 2016-06-22 False W000797 Rep. Wasserman Schultz, Debbie [D-FL-23] Debbie Wasserman Schultz D FL 23 2016-07-05 False Crime and Law Enforcement Civil actions and liability Constitution and constitutional amendments Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation Criminal procedure and sentencing Juvenile crime and gang violence Lawyers and legal services Legal fees and court costs State and local courts Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2016-04-29 Introduced in House 2016-08-05T14:30:22Z Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016

This bill states that an indigent individual facing criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency in a state court is entitled to the effective assistance of counsel, as guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, at the state's expense.

The bill authorizes a federal class action lawsuit against a state for its systemic failure to guarantee the right to effective assistance of counsel. The assistance of counsel is ineffective when a class of individuals demonstrates that counsel's performance was not reasonable under prevailing professional norms.

]]> Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016 Display Title Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016 Official Title as Introduced To enforce the Sixth Amendment right to the assistance of effective counsel at all stages of the adversarial process, to confer jurisdiction upon the district courts of the United States to provide declaratory and injunctive relief against systemic violations of such right, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-04-29T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr5124ih/xml/BILLS-114hr5124ih.xml 2016-05-17 Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice. 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.