# 119-hr-3815: True Justice Act of 2025

119-hr-3815, True Justice Act of 2025, is a 119th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA); status introduced (as of 2026-04-21).

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## Facts
- Bill: 119-hr-3815
- Congress: 119
- Title: True Justice Act of 2025
- Status: introduced
- Introduced: 2025-06-06
- Sponsor: Rep. Lee, Summer L. [D-PA-12] (D-PA)
- Cosponsors: 14
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2026-04-21

## Summary

**Expand access to post-arrest legal representation.** This bill would create federal grants and training to help ensure people have counsel at initial appearances and other post-arrest proceedings. - People arrested: Would increase the chance of getting a lawyer during initial appearances and other early post-arrest hearings by funding direct representation services. - Public defenders and appointed attorneys: Would receive training grants to learn best practices and receive support for technology and other tools needed to represent clients in post-arrest proceedings. - States, local governments, tribes, public defender offices, and eligible nonprofits: Could apply for grants. The Attorney General would weigh technology costs and the relative size of each justice system when setting award amounts. *This bill would authorize up to $50.0 million in federal appropriations each year from 2026 through 2030, increasing federal outlays during that period.*

## Cosponsors (14)

- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Tlaib, Rashida [D-MI-12] (D-MI), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Henry C. "Hank" [D-GA-4] (D-GA), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crockett, Jasmine [D-TX-30] (D-TX), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Brown, Shontel M. [D-OH-11] (D-OH), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cleaver, Emanuel [D-MO-5] (D-MO), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Moore, Gwen [D-WI-4] (D-WI), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jayapal, Pramila [D-WA-7] (D-WA), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Foushee, Valerie P. [D-NC-4] (D-NC), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Pressley, Ayanna [D-MA-7] (D-MA), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2025-06-06T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Frost, Maxwell [D-FL-10] (D-FL), 2025-06-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. García, Jesús G. "Chuy" [D-IL-4] (D-IL), 2025-06-26T00:00:00.000Z

## Provisions PRIA read

- Grants for public defenders after arrest: benefit, medium. If enacted, the Attorney General would give grants to states, local governments, and public defender offices to provide lawyers after arrest, including at the first court appearance. Separate grants would fund training for public defenders and court-appointed or contract lawyers, and nonprofits cou…

## Related bills

- 119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026
- 119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act
- 119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act
- 119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025
- 119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act
- 119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025

## Sources
- [119-hr-3815 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/3815)

## Related
- [119-hr-9877: Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2026](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-9877)
- [119-hr-7973: Momnibus Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-7973)
- [119-hr-3971: Domestic Workers Bill of Rights Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3971)
- [119-hr-2045: Medicare Dental, Vision, and Hearing Benefit Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-2045)
- [119-hr-51: Washington, D.C. Admission Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-51)
- [119-hr-20: Richard L. Trumka Protecting the Right to Organize Act of 2025](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-20)
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Source: PRIA, https://policyrisk.com/legislation/119-hr-3815 (as of 2026-04-21).