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Union Calendar No. 343 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5551 

[Report No. 110–560] 

To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to implement the 

increase provided under the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 

2008, in the amount of funds made available for the compensation 

of attorneys representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia 

courts, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MARCH 6, 2008 

Mr. DAVIS of Illinois (for himself and Ms. NORTON) introduced the following 

bill; which was referred to the Committee on Oversight and Government 

Reform 

MARCH 31, 2008 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 

and ordered to be printed 

A BILL 

To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official Code, to 

implement the increase provided under the District of 

Columbia Appropriations Act, 2008, in the amount of 

funds made available for the compensation of attorneys 

representing indigent defendants in the District of Columbia courts, 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. IMPLEMENTATION OF INCREASE PROVIDED IN 

4 FUNDING FOR COMPENSATION OF ATTOR5 NEYS REPRESENTING INDIGENT DEFEND6 ANTS IN DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COURTS. 

7 (a) INCREASE IN HOURLY RATE.—Section 11– 

8 2604(a), District of Columbia Official Code, is amended 

9 by striking ‘‘$65 per hour’’ and inserting ‘‘$80 per hour’’. 

10 (b) INCREASE IN CAPS ON TOTAL COMPENSATION

11 PAID FOR PARTICULAR CASES.—Section 11–2604(b), 

12 District of Columbia Official Code, is amended to read as 

13 follows: 

14 ‘‘(b) The compensation to be paid to an attorney ap15 pointed pursuant to this chapter shall not exceed the fol16 lowing maximum amounts: 

17 ‘‘(1) For representation of a defendant before 

18 the Superior Court of the District of Columbia for 

19 misdemeanors or felonies, the maximum amount set 

20 forth in section 3006A(d)(2) of title 18, United 

21 States Code, for representation of a defendant be22 fore the United States magistrate judge or the dis23 trict court for misdemeanors or felonies (as the case 

24 may be). 


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1 ‘‘(2) For representation of a defendant before 

2 the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the max3 imum amount set forth in section 3006A(d)(2) of 

4 title 18, United States Code, for representation of a 

5 defendant in an appellate court. 

6 ‘‘(3) For representation of a defendant in post7 trial matters for misdemeanors or felonies, the 

8 amount applicable under paragraph (1) for mis9 demeanors or felonies (as the case may be).’’. 

10 SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE. 

11 The amendments made by this Act shall apply with 

12 respect to cases and proceedings initiated on or after the 

13 date of the enactment of this Act. 


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Union Calendar No. 343 

110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 5551 

[Report No. 110

–560] 

A BILL 

To amend title 11, District of Columbia Official 

courts, and for other purposes. gent defendants in the District of Columbia the compensation of attorneys representing indi2008, in the amount of funds made available for the District of Columbia Appropriations Act, Code, to implement the increase provided under 

MARCH 31, 2008 

Committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the 

State of the Union, and ordered to be printed 


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