Expresses support for: (1) the Sixth Amendment to the Constitution, the right to counsel; and (2) strategies to improve the criminal justice system to ensure that indigent defendants in all felony cases are adequately represented by counsel.
Urges states to work to ensure that indigent defendants in all felony cases are adequately represented by counsel.
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution And Civil Justice.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported by Voice Vote.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-260.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 113-260.
Placed on the House Calendar, Calendar No. 71.
Mr. Holding moved to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6975-6977)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H. Res. 196.
At the conclusion of debate, the chair put the question on the motion to suspend the rules. Mr. Holding objected to the vote on the grounds that a quorum was not present. Further proceedings on the motion were postponed. The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H7034)
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote.(text: CR 11/12/2013 H6975)
On motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution, as amended Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR 11/12/2013 H6975)
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