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substantiveDec 1, 2022 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — S 3115 — To remove the 4-year sunset from the Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018

POWER 2.0 Act

In plain language

  • Senate bill in the 117th Congress.
  • Makes permanent the requirement for the chief judge of each federal judicial district to lead, at least annually.
  • House passed it on Dec 1, 2022 (substantive).
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Pro bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2021 or the POWER 2.0 Act This act 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.

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Roll-call breakdown

Yea406

Democrat: 213 · Republican: 193

Nay14

Republican: 14

Present0

Not Voting11

Democrat: 5 · Republican: 6

How each member voted (431)

Yea (406)

Nay (14)

Not Voting (11)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.