3.0.0 4501 2022-12-30T13:47:54Z 2022-12-30T13:47:54Z House HR 2021-07-19 117 [Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 126 (Monday, July 19, 2021)][House]From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]By Mr. NADLER:H.R. 4501.Congress has the power to enact this legislation pursuantto the following:Article I, Section 8, clauses 3 and 18 of the Constitutionof the United States[Page H3668]]]> hsju00 Judiciary Committee House Standing hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee Referred to 2022-11-01T17:24:11Z Referred to 2021-07-19T18:00:10Z Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021 117 2701 S 2021-08-10 Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. Identical bill CRS 2022-11-01 hsju08 Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee 1 House committee actions Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. Committee 2021-07-19 Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary. IntroReferral H11100 2 House floor actions hsju00 Judiciary Committee 2021-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral Intro-H 9 Library of Congress 2021-07-19 Introduced in House IntroReferral 1000 9 Library of Congress N000002 Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-10] JERROLD NADLER D NY 10 N U000031 Rep. Upton, Fred [R-MI-6] FRED UPTON R MI 6 2021-07-19 True J000032 Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] SHEILA JACKSON LEE D TX 18 2021-07-19 True F000466 Rep. Fitzpatrick, Brian K. [R-PA-1] Brian Fitzpatrick R PA K. 1 2021-07-19 True S001205 Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] Mary Scanlon D PA Gay 5 2021-07-19 True B001298 Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] Don Bacon R NE 2 2021-07-19 True Law Law 00 2021-07-19 Introduced in House 2021-12-10T14:49:49Z Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021

This bill establishes the Office for Access to Justice within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to advise on matters relating to justice for low-income and other underrepresented people in the criminal and civil justice systems. Additionally, DOJ must establish a Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable to raise the awareness of executive branch agencies of the ways in which civil legal aid and indigent defense can help advance federal objectives, including those related to employment, family stability, housing, consumer protection, health services, and public safety.

]]> Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021 Display Title Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021 Official Title as Introduced To provide for the establishment of the Office for Access to Justice in the Department of Justice, and for other purposes. Introduced in House IH Short Title(s) as Introduced Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021 Introduced in House IH Introduced in House 2021-07-19T04:00:00Z https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/BILLS-117hr4501ih/xml/BILLS-117hr4501ih.xml 2022-11-01 Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security. 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.