3.0.0 7941 2023-01-11T13:45:30Z 2023-01-11T13:45:30Z House HR 2020-08-04 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 138 (Tuesday, August 4, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. NORTON:H.R. 7941.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:clause 17 of section 8 of article I of the Constitution.[Page H4219]]]> hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-08-04T15:00:25Z District of Columbia Juror Pay Parity Act 116 4683 HR 2019-10-15 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Related bill CRS District of Columbia Courts and Public Defender Service Voluntary Separation Incentive Payments Act 116 5925 HR 2020-02-18 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. Related bill CRS 2020-08-04 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsgo00 Oversight and Accountability Committee 2020-08-04 Sponsor introductory remarks on measure. (CR E723-724) IntroReferral B00100 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-04 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000147 Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] ELEANOR NORTON D DC HOLMES N Law Criminal procedure and sentencing Disability and paralysis District of Columbia Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management Government information and archives Judges Judicial procedure and administration Lawyers and legal services Legal fees and court costs State and local courts Wages and earnings Law 00 2020-08-04 Introduced in House 2020-11-05T22:21:31Z District of Columbia Courts Improvement Act of 2020

This bill revises provisions related to jurors, magistrates, and other judicial officers, and otherwise makes changes to provisions related to the District of Columbia courts.

The bill expands authority for magistrate judges of the District's courts to perform certain judicial functions, including to issue arrest and search warrants, and punish an individual for contempt.

The bill (1) provides that grand and petit jurors serving in the Superior Court of the District must receive fees and expenses equivalent to those provided to jurors serving in the U.S. district courts, (2) allows service of prospective jurors to be made by electronic communication, and (3) permits individuals 70 years of age or older to opt-out of jury service.

The Joint Committee on Judicial Administration in the District and the District's Public Defender Service may each establish a voluntary separation incentive payments program for its employees substantially similar to that for certain federal employees and members of the uniformed services, except that the maximum payment amount to any individual may not exceed $25,000.

The bill removes provisions for fixed hourly rates for legal representation of indigent defendants and criminal investigative and expert services for such defendants.

The bill revises appointment and removal authority for the Executive Officer of the District's courts to include the Register of Wills.

The District's courts may give retroactive pay increases to employees on board at the time an increase is ordered, and to those that have retired (not resigned) or died between the date the increase becomes effective and the date it is ordered.

]]> District of Columbia Courts Improvement Act of 2020 Display Title District of Columbia Courts Improvement Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced District of Columbia Courts Improvement Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to expand the authorities of magistrate judges of the District of Columbia courts, to modernize the rules and procedures for the service of jurors in District of Columbia courts, to authorize the establishment of a program of voluntary separation incentive payments for nonjudicial employees of the District of Columbia courts and employees of the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-04T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr7941ih/xml/BILLS-116hr7941ih.xml 2020-08-04 Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Reform. 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.