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POWER Act

USA115th CongressS-717| Senate 
| Updated: 9/4/2018
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (11)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018 or the POWER Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the chief judge for each judicial district to conduct public events to promote pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Additionally, the chief judge for a judicial district that contains an Indian tribe or tribal organization must conduct, at least once during each two-year period, a public event to promote pro bono legal services for Indian or Alaska Native victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. A chief judge must, in conducting public events, seek to maximize the local impact and the provision of high-quality pro bono legal services to survivors. (Sec. 4) Chief judges must report to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on the public events they conduct. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts must compile and summarize the reports and submit them to Congress.

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Timeline
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 23, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 1, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4694-4695)
Aug 1, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4694-4695)
Aug 1, 2017
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4694-4695)
Aug 1, 2017
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4694-4695)
Aug 2, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 4, 2017
Received in the House.
Aug 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 17, 2018
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 17, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6282-6285)
Jul 17, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 717.
Jul 17, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6282-6283)
Jul 17, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6282-6283)
Jul 17, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 18, 2018
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Aug 15, 2018
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5669)
Aug 15, 2018
Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5669)
Aug 16, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 23, 2018
Presented to President.
Sep 4, 2018
Signed by President.
Sep 4, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-237.
  • March 23, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 23, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 1, 2017
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4694-4695)


  • August 1, 2017
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4694-4695)


  • August 1, 2017
    Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4694-4695)


  • August 1, 2017
    Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4694-4695)


  • August 2, 2017
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • August 4, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 4, 2017
    Received in the House.


  • August 23, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.


  • July 17, 2018
    Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.


  • July 17, 2018
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6282-6285)


  • July 17, 2018
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 717.


  • July 17, 2018
    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6282-6283)


  • July 17, 2018
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6282-6283)


  • July 17, 2018
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • July 18, 2018
    Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.


  • August 15, 2018
    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5669)


  • August 15, 2018
    Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5669)


  • August 16, 2018
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • August 23, 2018
    Presented to President.


  • September 4, 2018
    Signed by President.


  • September 4, 2018
    Became Public Law No: 115-237.

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1762: To promote pro bono legal services as a critical way in which to empower survivors of domestic violence.
Assault and harassment offensesCrime victimsDomestic violence and child abuseLawyers and legal servicesSex offensesViolent crime

POWER Act

USA115th CongressS-717| Senate 
| Updated: 9/4/2018
Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018 or the POWER Act (Sec. 3) This bill requires the chief judge for each judicial district to conduct public events to promote pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. Additionally, the chief judge for a judicial district that contains an Indian tribe or tribal organization must conduct, at least once during each two-year period, a public event to promote pro bono legal services for Indian or Alaska Native victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking. A chief judge must, in conducting public events, seek to maximize the local impact and the provision of high-quality pro bono legal services to survivors. (Sec. 4) Chief judges must report to the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts on the public events they conduct. The Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts must compile and summarize the reports and submit them to Congress.

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Timeline
Mar 23, 2017
Introduced in Senate
Mar 23, 2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 1, 2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4694-4695)
Aug 1, 2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4694-4695)
Aug 1, 2017
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4694-4695)
Aug 1, 2017
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4694-4695)
Aug 2, 2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 4, 2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 4, 2017
Received in the House.
Aug 23, 2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
Jul 17, 2018
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
Jul 17, 2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6282-6285)
Jul 17, 2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 717.
Jul 17, 2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6282-6283)
Jul 17, 2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6282-6283)
Jul 17, 2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Jul 18, 2018
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
Aug 15, 2018
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5669)
Aug 15, 2018
Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5669)
Aug 16, 2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
Aug 23, 2018
Presented to President.
Sep 4, 2018
Signed by President.
Sep 4, 2018
Became Public Law No: 115-237.
  • March 23, 2017
    Introduced in Senate


  • March 23, 2017
    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 1, 2017
    Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4694-4695)


  • August 1, 2017
    Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4694-4695)


  • August 1, 2017
    Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4694-4695)


  • August 1, 2017
    Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4694-4695)


  • August 2, 2017
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • August 4, 2017
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 4, 2017
    Received in the House.


  • August 23, 2017
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.


  • July 17, 2018
    Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.


  • July 17, 2018
    Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6282-6285)


  • July 17, 2018
    DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 717.


  • July 17, 2018
    Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6282-6283)


  • July 17, 2018
    On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6282-6283)


  • July 17, 2018
    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.


  • July 18, 2018
    Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.


  • August 15, 2018
    Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5669)


  • August 15, 2018
    Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5669)


  • August 16, 2018
    Message on Senate action sent to the House.


  • August 23, 2018
    Presented to President.


  • September 4, 2018
    Signed by President.


  • September 4, 2018
    Became Public Law No: 115-237.
Dan Sullivan

Dan Sullivan

Republican Senator

Alaska

Cosponsors (11)
Jeanne Shaheen (Democratic)Patrick J. Leahy (Democratic)Elizabeth Warren (Democratic)Orrin G. Hatch (Republican)Joe Donnelly (Democratic)Heidi Heitkamp (Democratic)John Cornyn (Republican)Chuck Grassley (Republican)Steve Daines (Republican)Lisa Murkowski (Republican)Shelley Moore Capito (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee

Crime and Law Enforcement

Related Bills

  • HR 115-1762: To promote pro bono legal services as a critical way in which to empower survivors of domestic violence.
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Assault and harassment offensesCrime victimsDomestic violence and child abuseLawyers and legal servicesSex offensesViolent crime