[Congressional Bills 114th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 2955 Introduced in House (IH)]

114th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 2955

 To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to 
   expand the cause of action relating to the pattern or practice of 
 conduct by a governmental authority that deprives a person of rights 
  protected by the Constitution to such conduct relating to adults as 
                           well as juveniles.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              July 7, 2015

  Mr. Deutch introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 
                       Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
 To amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to 
   expand the cause of action relating to the pattern or practice of 
 conduct by a governmental authority that deprives a person of rights 
  protected by the Constitution to such conduct relating to adults as 
                           well as juveniles.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Right to Counsel and Taxpayer 
Protection Act''.

SEC. 2. PATTERN OR PRACTICE LITIGATION.

    (a) In General.--Section 210401(a) of the Violent Crime Control and 
Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14141(a)) is amended--
            (1) after ``responsibility for the administration of'', by 
        striking ``juvenile justice'' and inserting ``criminal justice, 
        juvenile justice,''; and
            (2) after ``or the incarceration of'', by striking 
        ``juveniles'' and inserting ``persons (including juveniles)''.
    (b) Clerical Amendment.--Section 210401(b) of the Violent Crime 
Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14141(b)) is amended 
by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''.
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