3.0.0 2280 2023-01-11T13:32:34Z 2023-01-11T13:32:34Z Senate S 2015-11-10 114 hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2015-11-17T02:15:27Z POWER Act 114 6149 HR 2016-10-11 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Related bill CRS 2015-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2015-11-16 14:14:02 Received in the House. Floor H14000 2 House floor actions 2015-11-16 Senate Message on Senate action sent to the House. Floor 2015-11-10 Senate Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S7954-7955; text as passed Senate: CR S7954-7955) Floor 2015-11-10 Passed/agreed to in Senate: Introduced in the Senate, read twice, considered, read the third time, and passed without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S7954-7955; text as passed Senate: CR S7954-7955) Floor 17000 9 Library of Congress 2015-11-10 Introduced in Senate IntroReferral 10000 9 Library of Congress S001198 Sen. Sullivan, Dan [R-AK] Dan Sullivan R AK N H001069 Sen. Heitkamp, Heidi [D-ND] Heidi Heitkamp D ND 2015-11-10 True G000386 Sen. Grassley, Chuck [R-IA] Charles Grassley R IA E. 2015-11-10 True L000174 Sen. Leahy, Patrick J. [D-VT] Patrick Leahy D VT 2015-11-10 True 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 2015-11-10 Introduced in Senate 2016-03-31T22:40:07Z Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2015 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.

]]> 82 2015-11-10 Passed Senate without amendment 2016-03-31T22:28:59Z (This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The summary has been expanded because action occurred on the measure.)

Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2015 or the POWER Act

(Sec. 3) 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.

(Sec. 5) The Department of Justice shall use existing funds to carry out this Act.

]]> POWER Act Display Title POWER Act Short Titles as Introduced Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2015 Short Titles as Introduced POWER Act Short Titles as Passed Senate POWER Act S Senate Short Titles as Passed Senate Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2015 S Senate Official Title as Introduced A bill to promote pro bono legal services as a critical way in which to empower survivors of domestic violence. Referred in House 2015-11-16T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2280rfh/xml/BILLS-114s2280rfh.xml Considered and Passed Senate 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2280cps/xml/BILLS-114s2280cps.xml Engrossed in Senate 2015-11-10T05:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-114s2280es/xml/BILLS-114s2280es.xml 2015-11-16 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. 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.