POWER 2.0 Act

2022-09-30

Introduced in House

Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2022 or the POWER 2.0 Act

This bill makes permanent the requirement for the chief judge of each federal judicial district to lead, at least annually, a public event to promote pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

The requirement was enacted in 2018; it is scheduled to sunset after a four-year period.

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