Access to Justice Act of 2022
Summary
Access to Justice Act of 2022 This bill requires a federal judicial district (or two adjacent districts or parts of districts) to establish a defender organization (i.e., a federal public defender organization or community defender organization). Currently, a federal judicial district (or part of a district or two adjacent districts) may establish a defender organization if at least 200 persons annually require the appointment of counsel.
Bill status
in committee
1 of 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Mar 17, 2022
Last action Mar 17, 2022
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Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
2
Key actions
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Committee
1
Mar 17, 2022
Committee
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
upper
Mar 17, 2022
Introduced
Introduced in Senate
upper
1 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jon Ossoff
DDemocratic
Co
Raphael G. Warnock
DDemocratic
Co
Richard J. Durbin
DDemocratic
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