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S. 1629 · 114th CongressPublic Law 114-118Government Operations and Politics

S. 1629 became law 224 days after introduction, with one cosponsor, a Democrat

District of Columbia Courts, Public Defender Service, and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Act of 2015

Sponsored by Johnson, Ron R-WI · 1 cosponsor: 1 Democrat, 0 Republicans
IntroducedJun 18, 2015
ReportedJun 24, 2015
Passed one chamberSep 10, 2015
Passed bothJan 11, 2016
LawJan 28, 2016
What it changes · CRS summary

Written by the Congressional Research Service [2]. 291 words.

(This measure has not been amended since it was introduced. The expanded summary of the Senate reported version is repeated here.) District of Columbia Courts, Public Defender Service, and Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency Act of 2015

(Sec. 2) Amends the District of Columbia Code to authorize the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts to: collect debts owed to the District of Columbia courts because of erroneous payments made to current and former court employees, or any other debt; and purchase uniforms to be worn by certain nonjudicial employees of the District courts, so long as the cost of furnishing a uniform during a year does not exceed the amount applicable to the uniform allowance for federal employees.

(Sec. 3) Amends the National Capital Revitalization and Self-Government Improvement Act of 1997 to authorize the Director of the Court Services and Offender Supervision Agency to develop and operate intermediate incentive programs for sentenced offenders. Makes permanent the Director's authority to accept, solicit, and use on behalf of the Agency: (1) any monetary or nonmonetary gift, donation, bequest, or use of facilities, property, or services to aid or facilitate the work of the Agency; and (2) reimbursements from the District government for space and services provided, on a cost reimbursable basis.

(Sec. 4) Amends the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 to: authorize the Public Defender Service, upon approval of the Board of Trustees, to accept (as currently allowed) and use public grants, private contributions, and voluntary and uncompensated (gratuitous) services to assist it; and deem members of the Board of Trustees, as of October 21, 1998, to be employees of the Service instead of District employees for purposes of any action brought against them.

Context
Committees
House Oversight and Accountability Committee
Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Policy area
Government Operations and Politics: 580 of 5,914 bills became law, 113th–118th (9.8%)
Sponsor
13 of 156 bills enacted since 2013
Text versions
7, from enrolled bill to public law · 2,273 words
Subjects
Criminal procedure and sentencingDebt collectionDistrict of ColumbiaGovernment employee pay, benefits, personnel managementJudicial procedure and administrationLawyers and legal services +3 more
Latest action
Jan 28, 2016: Became Public Law No: 114-118.
Records
Congress.gov · Bill text
Exhibit 1Passage odds band at each stage, rated when the bill reached it [4]
Related bills · 0

The bill status record lists no related bills.

Exhibit 2Articles naming the bill per day, last 90 days, US sources [3]