S. 5247 · 117th Congress · Senate

Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2022

Active· Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced
Dec 13, 22
Passed Senate
Pending
Passed House
Pending
Sent to President
Pending
Signed into Law
Pending

Executive Summary

Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2022

This bill authorizes the use of class action suits as a remedy if a state or political subdivision of a state systemically fails to provide indigent defendants with effective counsel at critical stages of their prosecutions, including at bail hearings.

Action Timeline

2
  1. DEC 13, 2022IntroReferral

    Introduced in Senate

  2. DEC 13, 2022IntroReferral

    Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

Committees

1

Judiciary Committee

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Referred: Dec 13, 2022

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