POWER 2.0 Act

United States117th CongressHR-9113House of Representatives
Latest legislative activity: Nov 1, 2022

Summary

Official Summary

Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2022 or the POWER 2.0 Act

This bill makes permanent the requirement for the chief judge of each federal judicial district to lead, at least annually, a public event to promote pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.

The requirement was enacted in 2018; it is scheduled to sunset after a four-year period.

Bill texts

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Timeline

Latest companion bill action

S-2853: POWER Act

Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  1. Introduced in House

  2. Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

    House of Representatives

  3. Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.

    House of Representatives

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