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To promote pro bono legal services as a critical way in which to empower survivors of domestic violence.

USA115th CongressHR-1762| House 
| Updated: 4/12/2017
Joseph P. Kennedy

Joseph P. Kennedy

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (30)
Steve Chabot (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Don Young (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)John Ratcliffe (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Todd Rokita (Republican)Luke Messer (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Trey Gowdy (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2017 or the POWER Act This bill requires each U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to lead at least one public event that promotes pro bono legal services as a critical way to: (1) empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (2) engage citizens in assisting those survivors. A similar requirement applies to districts containing Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Each U.S. Attorney shall: (1) have discretion on the design, organization, and implementation of such public events; and (2) seek to maximize an event's local impact and the access of such survivors to high-quality pro bono legal services.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • March 28, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 28, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • April 12, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 115-717: POWER Act
Assault and harassment offensesCrime victimsDomestic violence and child abuseLawyers and legal servicesSex offenses

To promote pro bono legal services as a critical way in which to empower survivors of domestic violence.

USA115th CongressHR-1762| House 
| Updated: 4/12/2017
Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2017 or the POWER Act This bill requires each U.S. Attorney for each judicial district to lead at least one public event that promotes pro bono legal services as a critical way to: (1) empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (2) engage citizens in assisting those survivors. A similar requirement applies to districts containing Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Each U.S. Attorney shall: (1) have discretion on the design, organization, and implementation of such public events; and (2) seek to maximize an event's local impact and the access of such survivors to high-quality pro bono legal services.
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Timeline
Mar 28, 2017
Introduced in House
Mar 28, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Apr 12, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
  • March 28, 2017
    Introduced in House


  • March 28, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • April 12, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Joseph P. Kennedy

Joseph P. Kennedy

Democratic Representative

Massachusetts

Cosponsors (30)
Steve Chabot (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Markwayne Mullin (Republican)Don Young (Republican)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Jackie Speier (Democratic)Raul Ruiz (Democratic)John Ratcliffe (Republican)Eric Swalwell (Democratic)Niki Tsongas (Democratic)Debbie Dingell (Democratic)Leonard Lance (Republican)Katherine M. Clark (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Peter A. DeFazio (Democratic)Todd Rokita (Republican)Luke Messer (Republican)Ann M. Kuster (Democratic)Sean Patrick Maloney (Democratic)Patrick Meehan (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)David P. Joyce (Republican)Rodney Davis (Republican)Trey Gowdy (Republican)Theodore E. Deutch (Democratic)Tulsi Gabbard (Democratic)James P. McGovern (Democratic)Susan W. Brooks (Republican)Ed Perlmutter (Democratic)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • S 115-717: POWER Act
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCrime victimsDomestic violence and child abuseLawyers and legal servicesSex offenses