5449 -- Independent and Effective Federal Defenders Act of 2016 | Poliscope

Independent and Effective Federal Defenders Act of 2016

5449

114th Congress

Crime and Law Enforcement

In Committee

Legislative Progress

✓

Introduced

Committee

Floor Vote

Other Chamber

Enacted

Introduced

June 10, 2016

Latest Action

June 15, 2016

Primary Sponsor

Theodore E. DeutchDemocratic(FL)

Momentum (last 30 days)

score

0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes

Speed vs cohort

41pct

5d open

vs 6,526 other HR bills in the 114th — cohort avg 56d

Summary

Independent and Effective Federal Defenders Act of 2016 This bill amends the federal criminal code to revise requirements related to the provision of adequate representation for defendants in federal criminal cases. Under current law, each U.S. district court must operate a plan, in accordance with specified requirements, for furnishing representation to any eligible person who is financially unable to obtain adequate representation. The bill revises these requirements and establishes the Federal Defender Commission as an independent agency tasked with ensuring the provision of adequate representation.

Lobbying filings that explicitly cite this bill (2)

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NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF CRIMINAL DEFENSE LAWYERS (NACDL) (2)

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2016 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice

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Cited source text, amounts, lobbyists, and targets

Over-criminalization of Conduct and Over-federalization of Criminal law; S. 607, Electronic Communications Privacy Act Amendments Act of 2013; H.R. 1960; FISA Reform; H.R. 5212, The Civil Asset Forfeiture Reform Act; NDAA (National Defense Authorization Act) S.1376, H.R. 1735; Personal Data Privacy and Security Act of 2014 (S. 1897); STOP Identity Theft Act of 2013 (S. 149); Indigent Defense Funding and Reform; Detaining Terrorists to Protect America Act (S. 165); Protecting Cyber Networks Act (H.R. 1560); Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015 (S. 754); Sentencing Reform and Corrections Act (S.2123)- all provisions; Sentencing Reform Act (H.R. 3713)-all provisions; Fair Chance Act (S.2021)- all provisions, employment applications and prior convictions; REAL Act (H.R. 2521)- all provisions; Criminal Code Improvement Act (H.R. 4002); Mens Rea Reform Act (S. 2298); Email Privacy Act (H.R. 699); Stopping Mass Hacking Act (S. 2952); Amendment 3490, FAA Reauthorization; Equal Justice under Law Act (H.R. 5124; S. 3144); Independent and Effective Federal Defenders Act (H.R. 5449)- all provisions; Justice for All Reauthorization Act (S. 2577)- all provisions; federal law enforcement procedures; federal grand jury reform; HELP Act (H.R. 6158)- all provisions; Anti-terrorism Information Sharing is Strength Act (H.R. 5606); Incorporation Transparency and Law Enforcement Assistance Act (S. 2489 and H.R. 4450)