Office for Access to Justice Establishment Act of 2021
Summary
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.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Aug 10, 2021
Last action Aug 10, 2021
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2
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Committee
1
Aug 10, 2021
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Aug 10, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 1 co-sponsor
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