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Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4501| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Jerrold Nadler

Jerrold Nadler

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (5)
Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted
Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021 This bill establishes the Office for Access to Justice within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to advise on matters relating to justice for low-income and other underrepresented people in the criminal and civil justice systems. Additionally, DOJ must establish a Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable to raise the awareness of executive branch agencies of the ways in which civil legal aid and indigent defense can help advance federal objectives, including those related to employment, family stability, housing, consumer protection, health services, and public safety.
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Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-9018
Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2020
Jul 19, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 10, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2701
Introduced in Senate
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-9018
    Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2020


  • July 19, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 19, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 10, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2701
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

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  • S 117-2701: Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021

Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021

USA117th CongressHR-4501| House 
| Updated: 11/1/2022
Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021 This bill establishes the Office for Access to Justice within the Department of Justice (DOJ) to advise on matters relating to justice for low-income and other underrepresented people in the criminal and civil justice systems. Additionally, DOJ must establish a Legal Aid Interagency Roundtable to raise the awareness of executive branch agencies of the ways in which civil legal aid and indigent defense can help advance federal objectives, including those related to employment, family stability, housing, consumer protection, health services, and public safety.
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Timeline

Bill from Previous Congress

HR 116-9018
Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2020
Jul 19, 2021
Introduced in House
Jul 19, 2021
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Aug 10, 2021

Latest Companion Bill Action

S 117-2701
Introduced in Senate
Nov 1, 2022
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
  • Bill from Previous Congress

    HR 116-9018
    Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2020


  • July 19, 2021
    Introduced in House


  • July 19, 2021
    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.


  • August 10, 2021

    Latest Companion Bill Action

    S 117-2701
    Introduced in Senate


  • November 1, 2022
    Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jerrold Nadler

Jerrold Nadler

Democratic Representative

New York

Cosponsors (5)
Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Don Bacon (Republican)Fred Upton (Republican)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Brian K. Fitzpatrick (Republican)

Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee

Law

Related Bills

  • S 117-2701: Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021
  • Introduced
  • In Committee
  • On Floor
  • Passed Chamber
  • Enacted