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
Jul 2021
Committee Review
Floor Vote
President
Introduced Jul 19, 2021
Last action Nov 1, 2022
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Full legislative history
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Total actions
3
Key actions
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Committee
2
Nov 1, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
lower
Jul 19, 2021
Committee
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
lower
Jul 19, 2021
Introduced
Introduced in House
lower
1 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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