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Union Calendar No. 434 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8124 

[Report No. 116–534] 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for transportation and 

subsistence for criminal justice defendants, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 28, 2020 

Mr. JEFFRIES (for himself and Mrs. ROBY) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 

Reported from the Committee on the Judiciary; committed to the Committee 

of the Whole House on the State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for transportation and subsistence for criminal justice defendants, 

and for other purposes. 


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1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Criminal Judicial Ad5 ministration Act of 2020’’. 

6 SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSISTENCE FOR CRIMI7 NAL JUSTICE ACT DEFENDANTS. 

8 Section 4285 of title 18, United States Code, is 

9 amended in the first sentence— 

10 (1) by striking ‘‘when the interests of justice 

11 would be served thereby and the United States judge 

12 or magistrate judge is satisfied, after appropriate in13 quiry, that the defendant is financially unable to 

14 provide the necessary transportation to appear be15 fore the required court on his own’’ and inserting 

16 ‘‘when the United States judge or magistrate judge 

17 is satisfied that the defendant is indigent based on 

18 appointment of counsel pursuant to section 3006A, 

19 or, after appropriate inquiry, that the defendant is 

20 financially unable to provide necessary transpor21 tation on his own’’; and 

22 (2) by striking ‘‘to the place where his appear23 ance is required,’’ and inserting ‘‘(1) to the place 

24 where each appearance is required and (2) to return 


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1 to the place of the person’s arrest or bona fide resi2 dence,’’; 

3 (3) by striking ‘‘to his destination,’’ and insert4 ing ‘‘which includes money for both lodging and 

5 food, during travel to the person’s destination and 

6 during any proceeding at which the person’s appear7 ance is required’’. 

8 SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE USE OF MAGISTRATE JUDGES TO DE9 CIDE POSTJUDGMENT MOTIONS. 

10 Section 3401 of title 18, United States Code, is 

11 amended— 

12 (1) in paragraph (b)— 

13 (A) in the second sentence, by striking 

14 ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘trial, judgment’’; 

15 (B) in the second sentence, by inserting ‘‘, 

16 and rulings on all post-judgment motions’’ after 

17 ‘‘sentencing,’’; 

18 (C) in the third sentence, by striking 

19 ‘‘and’’ after ‘‘trial, judgment’’; and 

20 (D) in the third sentence, by inserting ‘‘, 

21 and rulings on all post-judgment motions’’ after 

22 ‘‘sentencing,’’; 

23 (2) in subsection (c), by striking ‘‘, with the ap24 proval of a judge of the district court,’’; and 


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1 (3) by inserting after subsection (i) the fol2 lowing: 

3 ‘‘(j) A magistrate judge who exercises trial jurisdic4 tion under this section, in either a petty offense case or 

5 a misdemeanor case in which the defendant has consented 

6 to a magistrate judge, may also rule on all post-judgment 

7 motions in that case, including but not limited to petitions 

8 for writs of habeas corpus, writs of coram nobis, motions 

9 to vacate a sentence under section 2255 of title 28, and 

10 motions related to mental competency under chapter 313 

11 of this title.’’. 


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Union Calendar No. 434 

116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8124 

[Report No. 116–534] 

A BILL 

To amend title 18, United States Code, to provide 

justice defendants, and for other purposes. for transportation and subsistence for criminal 

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union and ordered to be printed 


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