3.0.0 6149 2023-01-11T13:33:44Z 2023-01-11T13:33:44Z House HR 2016-09-22 114 [Congressional Record Volume 162, Number 144 (Thursday, September 22, 2016)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY:H.R. 6149.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8: ``[T]o provide for [the] generalWelfare . . . [and] To make all laws which shall be necessaryand proper for carrying into Execution the foregoing Powers,and all other Powers vested by this Constitution in theGovernment of the United States or in any Department orOfficer thereof.''[Page H5866]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2016-10-11T14:04:51Z Referred to 2016-09-22T14:00:28Z POWER Act 114 2280 S 2015-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. Related bill CRS 2016-10-11 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2016-09-22 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2016-09-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2016-09-22 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress K000379 Rep. Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4] Joseph Kennedy D MA P. 4 N Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2016-09-22 True G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2016-09-22 True B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2016-09-22 True M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2016-09-26 False C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2016-09-28 False D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2016-09-28 False N000127 Rep. Nolan, Richard M. [D-MN-8] RICHARD NOLAN D MN 8 2016-09-28 False M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2016-09-28 False M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2016-09-28 False L000565 Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2] David Loebsack D IA 2 2016-09-28 False G000564 Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19] Christopher Gibson R NY P. 19 2016-09-28 False M001160 Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] Gwen Moore D WI 4 2016-09-28 False R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 2016-09-28 False C001101 Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] Katherine Clark D MA M. 5 2016-09-28 False S000510 Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9] ADAM SMITH D WA 9 2016-09-28 False B001286 Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17] Cheri Bustos D IL 17 2016-09-28 False H001068 Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2] Jared Huffman D CA 2 2016-09-28 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2016-09-28 False M001190 Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] Markwayne Mullin R OK 2 2016-09-28 False G000566 Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] Trey Gowdy R SC 4 2016-09-28 False S001195 Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8] Jason Smith R MO 8 2016-09-28 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2016-09-28 False T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2016-11-14 False L000397 Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-19] ZOE LOFGREN D CA 19 2016-11-14 False S001156 Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38] Linda Sánchez D CA T. 38 2016-11-14 False M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2016-11-15 False R000602 Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4] Kathleen Rice D NY M. 4 2016-11-15 False K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2016-11-15 False S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2016-11-15 False S001196 Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21] Elise Stefanik R NY M. 21 2016-12-02 False Crime and Law Enforcement Assault and harassment offenses Crime victims Domestic violence and child abuse Lawyers and legal services Sex offenses Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2016-09-22 Introduced in House 2016-11-10T16:23:01Z Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2016 or the POWER Act

This bill requires the U.S. Attorney for a judicial district to lead at least one public event that promotes pro bono legal services as a critical way to: (1) empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (2) engage citizens in assisting those survivors.

A special but similar rule applies to districts containing Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

Each U.S. Attorney shall: (1) have discretion on the design, organization, and implementation of such public events; and (2) seek to maximize an event's local impact and the access of such survivors to high-quality pro bono legal services.

]]> POWER Act Display Title POWER Act Official Title as Introduced To promote pro bono legal services as a critical way in which to empower survivors of domestic violence. Introduced in House IH Short Titles as Introduced POWER Act Short Titles as Introduced Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2016 Introduced in House 2016-09-22T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114hr6149ih/xml/BILLS-114hr6149ih.xml 2016-10-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. 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.