To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to strengthen the provision of legal representation to individuals in judicial proceedings that take place after the individual has been arrested in connection with a criminal offense, including at initial appearance.
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to strengthen the provision of legal representation to individuals in judicial proceedings that take place after the individual has been arrested in connection with a criminal offense, including at initial appearance., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Government Operations.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H74AE265782ED48099E4F111301E4E751: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the True Justice Act of 2025.
- Section H05BDB4BD6E614AF7A0D9B66F1D659CE4: 2. Public defender grant program The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to States, units of local government (as such term is defined in section...
- Section H3C2431A2B8C24900979C5F67BA5D5E13: 3. Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the constitutional right to counsel established by the Supreme Court in Gideon v. Wainwright (372 U.S....
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to strengthen the provision of legal representation to individuals in judicial proceedings that take place after the individual has been arrested in connection with a criminal offense, including at initial appearance., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Civil Rights, Government Operations
Primary Purpose
This bill, To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to strengthen the provision of legal representation to individuals in judicial proceedings that take place after the individual has been arrested in connection with a criminal offense, including at initial appearance., changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
IntroducedMs. Lee of Pennsylvania (for herself, Ms. Scanlon, Ms. Tlaib, …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
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