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<dc:title>118 HR 5781 IH: To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit payments to be made to the law firms of court-appointed attorneys, and for other purposes.</dc:title>
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<dc:date>2023-09-28</dc:date>
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<distribution-code display="yes">I</distribution-code><congress display="yes">118th CONGRESS</congress><session display="yes">1st Session</session><legis-num display="yes">H. R. 5781</legis-num><current-chamber>IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES</current-chamber><action display="yes"><action-date date="20230928">September 28, 2023</action-date><action-desc><sponsor name-id="A000377">Mr. Armstrong</sponsor> (for himself and <cosponsor name-id="I000058">Mr. Ivey</cosponsor>) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the <committee-name committee-id="HJU00">Committee on the Judiciary</committee-name></action-desc></action><legis-type>A BILL</legis-type><official-title display="yes">To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit payments to be made to the law firms of court-appointed attorneys, and for other purposes.</official-title></form><legis-body id="HC666A7878992434CBC28F3B20BA224A2" style="OLC"><section id="H489E00244A5D4683B0929337B75F0F57" section-type="section-one"><enum>1.</enum><header>Adequate representation of defendants</header><text display-inline="no-display-inline">Section 3006A(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after <quote>this section</quote> the following: <quote>, or a law firm designated by the attorney so appointed,</quote>. </text></section></legis-body></bill> 

