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EQUAL Defense Act of 2021
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 26, 2021
Latest Action
April 28, 2021
Primary Sponsor
Theodore E. DeutchDemocratic(FL)
Momentum (last 30 days)
0
score
0 actions · 0 new cosponsors · 0 votes
Speed vs cohort
77pct
61d open
vs 9,698 other HR bills in the 117th — cohort avg 63d
Ensuring Quality Access to Legal Defense Act of 2021 or the EQUAL Defense Act of 2021 This bill establishes and modifies certain programs that support the delivery of public defense services (i.e., legal services for criminal defendants who cannot afford counsel). Specifically, the bill directs the Department of Justice (DOJ) to award grants to state and local governments, tribal organizations, and public defender offices for public defense. A grant recipient must use the grant to establish a data collection process, develop workload limits, and satisfy specified compensation requirements (e.g., pay parity between public defenders and prosecutors). The bill also directs DOJ to award grants to nonprofits and government organizations to train public defenders, court-appointed attorneys, and contract attorneys. Additionally, a state that receives Edward Byrne Memorial Justice Assistance Grant program funds must annually submit to DOJ information related to the legal representation of defendants in criminal cases. Finally, it reauthorizes through FY2025 the student loan repayment program for prosecutors and public defenders and otherwise revises the program, including by increasing the maximum benefit amount.
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Filing registrants (2)
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR 1408 - EQUAL Defense Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Congress.gov source codes: 1000, Intro-H
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Sources: Congress.gov
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
HR 1408 - EQUAL Defense Act
Client expense: Not reported · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
2022 · fourth_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
First Step Implementation Act (H.R. 3510 & S. 1014); The COVID-19 SAFER Detention Act (H.R. 3669 & S. 312); EQUAL Act (H.R. 1693 &S.79); U.S. Parole Commission; EQUAL Defense Act (H.R. 1408, H.R. 9325); John R. Justice student loan program (FY23 appropriations); Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act (S. 4628); Safer Supervision Act (S. 5040); Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (H.R. 1621 & S. 601); Temporary Emergency Scheduling and Testing of Fentanyl Analogues Act (TEST Act) (S. 5167); Right to Trial Act (H.R. 8092); clemency; white collar crime policy; SAFE Act of 2021 (H.R. 3355); John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act (S. 2732); Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546); Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act (H.R. 2738 & S. 1265); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7900, S. 2792); 702 reauthorization
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
First Step Implementation Act (H.R. 3510 & S. 1014); The COVID-19 SAFER Detention Act (H.R. 3669 & S. 312); EQUAL Act (H.R. 1693 & S.79); U.S. Parole Commission; EQUAL Defense Act (H.R. 1408); John R. Justice student loan program (FY23 appropriations); Combating Violent and Dangerous Crime Act (S. 4628); Safer Supervision Act (S. 5040); Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (H.R. 1621 & S. 601); Right to Trial Act (H.R. 8092); clemency; white collar crime policy; SAFE Act of 2021 (H.R. 3355); John Stringer Rainey SAFE Act (S. 2732); Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546); Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act (H.R. 2738 & S. 1265); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R. 7900, S. 2792); Facial Recognition Act of 2022 (H.R. 3907)
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
2022 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
First Step Implementation Act (H.R. 3510 & S. 1014); The COVID-19 SAFER Detention Act (H.R. 3669 & S. 312); EQUAL Act (H.R. 1693 & S. 79); Driving for Opportunity Act (H.R. 2453 & S. 998); Kenneth P. Thompson Begin Again Act (H.R. 1924 & S. 2502); U.S. Parole Commission; the Bipartisan Safer Communities Act (S. 2938); EQUAL Defense Act (H.R.1408); Prohibiting Punishment of Acquitted Conduct Act (H.R. 1621 & S. 601); Foreign Agents Registration Act; Right to Trial Act (H.R. 8092); clemency; white collar crime policy; Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act (H.R. 546); Fourth Amendment is Not for Sale Act (H.R. 2738 & S. 1265); National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2023 (H.R.7900, S. 2792)
Client expense: $15,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: Agriculture, Dept of (USDA), Education, Dept of, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE, White House Office
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| IL |
| Lloyd Doggett | Democratic | TX |
| Madeleine Dean | Democratic | PA |
| Mary Gay Scanlon | Democratic | PA |
| Mondaire Jones | Democratic | NY |
| Robert C. "Bobby" Scott | Democratic | VA |
| Sheila Jackson Lee | Democratic | TX |
| Steve Cohen | Democratic | TN |
| Suzanne Bonamici | Democratic | OR |
| Val Butler Demings | Democratic | FL |