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114-hr-6149114th Congress

POWER Act

Sponsored By: Representative Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]

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Summary

Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2016 or the POWER Act This bill requires the U.S. Attorney for a judicial district to lead at least one public event that promotes pro bono legal services as a critical way to: (1) empower survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking; and (2) engage citizens in assisting those survivors. A special but similar rule applies to districts containing Indian tribes and tribal organizations. Each U.S. Attorney shall: (1) have discretion on the design, organization, and implementation of such public events; and (2) seek to maximize an event's local impact and the access of such survivors to high-quality pro bono legal services.

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Bill Overview

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Sponsors & CoSponsors

Sponsor

Kennedy, Joseph P., III [D-MA-4]

MA • D

Cosponsors

  • Rep. Young, Don [R-AK-At Large]

    AK • R

    Sponsored 9/22/2016

  • Rep. Gabbard, Tulsi [D-HI-2]

    HI • D

    Sponsored 9/22/2016

  • Rep. Brooks, Susan W. [R-IN-5]

    IN • R

    Sponsored 9/22/2016

  • Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5]

    WA • R

    Sponsored 9/26/2016

  • Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9]

    TN • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Davis, Rodney [R-IL-13]

    IL • R

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • RICHARD NOLAN

    MN • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Meehan, Patrick [R-PA-7]

    PA • R

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Maloney, Sean Patrick [D-NY-18]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Loebsack, David [D-IA-2]

    IA • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Gibson, Christopher P. [R-NY-19]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4]

    WI • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Ruiz, Raul [D-CA-25]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Clark, Katherine M. [D-MA-5]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Smith, Adam [D-WA-9]

    WA • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Bustos, Cheri [D-IL-17]

    IL • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Huffman, Jared [D-CA-2]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Perlmutter, Ed [D-CO-7]

    CO • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Mullin, Markwayne [R-OK-2]

    OK • R

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Gowdy, Trey [R-SC-4]

    SC • R

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Smith, Jason [R-MO-8]

    MO • R

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1]

    RI • D

    Sponsored 9/28/2016

  • Rep. Tsongas, Niki [D-MA-3]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 11/14/2016

  • Rep. Lofgren, Zoe [D-CA-18]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/14/2016

  • Rep. Sánchez, Linda T. [D-CA-38]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/14/2016

  • Rep. McGovern, James P. [D-MA-2]

    MA • D

    Sponsored 11/15/2016

  • Rep. Rice, Kathleen M. [D-NY-4]

    NY • D

    Sponsored 11/15/2016

  • Rep. Kuster, Ann M. [D-NH-2]

    NH • D

    Sponsored 11/15/2016

  • Rep. Swalwell, Eric [D-CA-14]

    CA • D

    Sponsored 11/15/2016

  • Rep. Stefanik, Elise M. [R-NY-21]

    NY • R

    Sponsored 12/2/2016

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