Senate Bill 717
115th Congress(2017-2018)
Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018
Became Law
Became Public Law 115-237 on Sep 4, 2018
Origin Chamber
Senate
Type
Bill
Bill
The primary form of legislative measure used to propose law. Depending on the chamber of origin, bills begin with a designation of either H.R. or S. Joint resolution is another form of legislative measure used to propose law.
Bill Number
717
Congress
115
Policy Area
Crime and Law Enforcement
Crime and Law Enforcement
Primary focus of measure is criminal offenses, investigation and prosecution, procedure and sentencing; corrections and imprisonment; juvenile crime; law enforcement administration. Measures concerning terrorism may fall under Emergency Management or International Affairs policy areas.
checkPassed on August 1, 2017
Status
Passed
Type
Unanimous Consent
Unanimous Consent
A senator may request unanimous consent on the floor to set aside a specified rule of procedure so as to expedite proceedings. If no Senator objects, the Senate permits the action, but if any one senator objects, the request is rejected. Unanimous consent requests with only immediate effects are routinely granted, but ones affecting the floor schedule, the conditions of considering a bill or other business, or the rights of other senators, are normally not offered, or a floor leader will object to it, until all senators concerned have had an opportunity to inform the leaders that they find it acceptable.
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4694-4695)
Summary
Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2017 or the POWER Act
This bill requires each U.S. Attorney for each 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 similar requirement 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.
July 17, 2018
August 4, 2017
August 1, 2017
March 23, 2017
09/04/2018
Became Public Law No: 115-237.
09/04/2018
Signed by President.
08/23/2018
Presented to President.
08/16/2018
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
08/15/2018
Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S5669)
08/15/2018
Resolving differences -- Senate actions: Senate agreed to the House amendment to the Senate bill by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S5669)
07/18/2018
Message on House action received in Senate and at desk: House amendment to Senate bill.
07/17/2018
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
07/17/2018
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6282-6283)
07/17/2018
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR H6282-6283)
07/17/2018
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 717.
07/17/2018
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6282-6285)
07/17/2018
Mr. Goodlatte moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill, as amended.
08/23/2017
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
08/04/2017
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
08/04/2017
Received in the House.
08/02/2017
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
08/01/2017
Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent. (text: CR S4694-4695)
08/01/2017
Passed/agreed to in Senate: Passed Senate without amendment by Unanimous Consent.(text: CR S4694-4695)
08/01/2017
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent. (consideration: CR S4694-4695)
08/01/2017
Senate Committee on the Judiciary discharged by Unanimous Consent.(consideration: CR S4694-4695)
03/23/2017
Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
03/23/2017
Introduced in Senate
Public Record
Record Updated
Mar 22, 2023 7:50:59 PM