3.0.0 1762 2023-01-11T13:35:30Z 2023-01-11T13:35:30Z House HR 2017-03-28 115 [Congressional Record Volume 163, Number 54 (Tuesday, March 28, 2017)]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. KENNEDY:H.R. 1762.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H2517]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2017-04-12T17:41:33Z Referred to 2017-03-28T14:03:15Z Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018 115 717 S 2018-09-04 Became Public Law No: 115-237. Related bill CRS 2017-04-12 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations. Committee 2017-03-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2017-03-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2017-03-28 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 G000571 Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2] Tulsi Gabbard D HI 2 2017-03-28 True Y000033 Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large] DON YOUNG R AK E. 0 2017-03-28 True M001159 Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] Cathy McMorris Rodgers R WA 5 2017-03-28 True B001284 Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5] Susan Brooks R IN W. 5 2017-03-28 True K000382 Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2] Ann Kuster D NH M. 2 2017-03-28 True M001181 Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7] Patrick Meehan R PA 7 2017-03-28 True C001101 Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5] Katherine Clark D MA M. 5 2017-03-28 True C001068 Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] Steve Cohen D TN 9 2017-03-28 True S001193 Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-15] Eric Swalwell D CA 15 2017-03-28 True T000465 Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3] Niki Tsongas D MA 3 2017-03-28 True J000295 Rep. Joyce, David P. [R-OH-14] David Joyce R OH P. 14 2017-03-28 True S001175 Rep. Speier, Jackie [D-CA-14] Jackie Speier D CA 14 2017-03-28 True M000312 Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2] JAMES MCGOVERN D MA P. 2 2017-03-30 False M001185 Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18] Sean Maloney D NY Patrick 18 2017-03-30 False R000599 Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-36] Raul Ruiz D CA 36 2017-04-05 False C001084 Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] David Cicilline D RI N. 1 2017-04-25 False D000619 Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13] Rodney Davis R IL 13 2017-05-22 False P000593 Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7] Ed Perlmutter D CO 7 2017-07-26 False L000567 Rep. Lance, Leonard [R-NJ-7] Leonard Lance R NJ 7 2017-09-14 False B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2017-09-18 False S000244 Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] F. SENSENBRENNER R WI JAMES 5 2017-10-03 False R000601 Rep. Ratcliffe, John [R-TX-4] John Ratcliffe R TX 4 2017-10-04 False G000566 Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4] Trey Gowdy R SC 4 2017-10-04 False C000266 Rep. Chabot, Steve [R-OH-1] STEVE CHABOT R OH 1 2017-10-11 False D000191 Rep. DeFazio, Peter A. [D-OR-4] PETER DEFAZIO D OR A. 4 2017-10-27 False M001189 Rep. Messer, Luke [R-IN-6] Luke Messer R IN 6 2017-12-21 False D000610 Rep. Deutch, Theodore E. [D-FL-22] Theodore Deutch D FL E. 22 2018-01-17 False D000624 Rep. Dingell, Debbie [D-MI-12] Debbie Dingell D MI 12 2018-02-26 False R000592 Rep. Rokita, Todd [R-IN-4] Todd Rokita R IN 4 2018-04-17 False M001190 Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2] Markwayne Mullin R OK 2 2018-05-07 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 2017-03-28 Introduced in House 2017-07-25T14:30:11Z Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2017 or the POWER Act

This bill requires each U.S. Attorney for each 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 similar requirement 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 2017 Introduced in House 2017-03-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-115hr1762ih/xml/BILLS-115hr1762ih.xml 2017-04-12 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.