To remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018.
Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2022 or the POWER 2.0 Act
This bill makes permanent the requirement for the chief judge of each federal judicial district to lead, at least annually, a public event to promote pro bono legal services for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking.
The requirement was enacted in 2018; it is scheduled to sunset after a four-year period.
Became Public Law No: 117-252.
Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
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