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        <text><![CDATA[ <p><b>Clarence Gideon Full Access to Justice Act or the Gideon Act</b></p> <p>This bill amends the federal criminal code to establish a private, nonmembership, nonprofit corporation to assist and advocate on behalf of individuals in certain noncapital criminal cases before the U.S. Supreme Court and the highest state court.</p>]]></text>
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