To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit payments to be made to the law firms of court-appointed attorneys, and for other purposes.

Bill: 118-hr-5781
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large]
Introduced: 2023-09-28
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Latest action: action_date: 2023-09-28
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5781 IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2023 Mr. Armstrong (for himself and Mr. Ivey ) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary A BILL To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit payments to be made to the law firms of court-appointed attorneys, and for other purposes.

1. Adequate representation of defendants Section 3006A(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after this section the following: , or a law firm designated by the attorney so appointed, .