3.0.0 8133 2023-01-11T13:45:23Z 2023-01-11T13:45:23Z House HR 2020-08-28 116 [Congressional Record Volume 166, Number 151 (Friday, August 28, 2020)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Ms. SCANLON:H.R. 8133.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8[Page H4312]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing Referred to 2020-08-28T13:00:25Z 2020-08-28 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2020-08-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2020-08-28 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 N W000812 Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] Ann Wagner R MO 2 2020-08-28 True Crime and Law Enforcement Congressional oversight Criminal justice information and records Criminal procedure and sentencing Judicial review and appeals Lawyers and legal services Crime and Law Enforcement 00 2020-08-28 Introduced in House 2021-01-07T14:45:19Z Protecting Access to Justice for Survivors Act of 2020

This bill authorizes a recipient of certain Department of Justice (DOJ) grants to use grant funds for legal representation in post-conviction relief proceedings. DOJ may not prohibit a recipient from using the grant for this purpose.

]]> Protecting Access to Justice for Survivors Act of 2020 Display Title Protecting Access to Justice for Survivors Act of 2020 Short Title(s) as Introduced Protecting Access to Justice for Survivors Act of 2020 Introduced in House IH Official Title as Introduced To provide that, in the case of any grant made by the Attorney General, no restriction may be placed on the use of grant amounts for purposes of representation in post-conviction relief proceedings, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2020-08-28T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-116hr8133ih/xml/BILLS-116hr8133ih.xml 2020-08-28 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.