D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011
Do you support it?
Want to know if it passes?
We'll email you when S 1379 moves — a committee vote, a floor vote, or a signature. Nothing else.
Free forever · unsubscribe in one click.
Your answer was recorded either way.
Which district are you in?
Your ZIP is all we need to match you to your own representatives — so we can tell you how they voted on S 1379.
You're tracking S 1379
We'll email you the moment it moves.
S 1379 — D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011
Last action — Became Public Law No: 112-229.
No card. One bill, free forever — alerts when it moves.
-
✓Introduced
-
✓In Committee
-
✓Passed Senate
-
✓Passed House
-
✓To Executive
-
6Enacted
This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced July 18, 2011. Enacted.
Summary
D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011 - Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to require the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to: (1) call biennial or, as under current law, annual judicial conferences; and (2) summon active magistrate judges to such conferences. Authorizes the chief judges of the District Superior Court and of the District Court of Appeals to toll or delay judicial proceedings in certain natural disaster or other emergency situations. Limits such toll or delay to 14 days, unless the chief judge determines, with the consent of the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration, that an emergency situation requires additional extensions. Authorizes the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts to enter into agreements to provide the Mayor of the District with equipment, supplies, and services and credit reimbursements received from the Mayor for them to the appropriation of the District of Columbia courts against which they were charged. Amends the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 to require the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, to the extent its Director considers appropriate, to provide representation for and hold harmless, or provide liability insurance for, any employee, member of the Board of Trustees, or officer of the Service for money damages arising out of any claim, proceeding, or case at law relating to the furnishing of representational, management, or related services while acting within the scope of that person's office or employment, including employment actions, injury, loss of liberty, property damage, loss of property, personal injury, or death arising from the officer's or employee's malpractice or negligence. Reduces from five to three years the term an individual may be assigned to serve as a judge of the Family Court of the Superior Court.
Bill Text
We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.
Read S 1379 on the official United States source →Action History
-
Became Public Law No: 112-229.
-
Signed by President.
-
Presented to President.
-
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
-
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H6772-6773)
-
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on S. 1379.
-
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H6772-6775)
-
Mr. Chaffetz moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
-
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform.
-
Message on Senate action sent to the House.
-
Received in the House.
-
Passed Senate with an amendment by Voice Vote. (consideration: CR S4790-4791; text as passed Senate: CR 7/10/2012 S4831-4832)
-
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 436.
-
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Lieberman with an amendment. With written report No. 112-178.
-
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment favorably.
-
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Sponsors
- Daniel Akaka · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 546 not signed on
Sponsors (1)
- Daniel Akaka Democrat
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (546)
546 members have not signed on to this bill.
Show all 546 →"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.
Subjects
Frequently asked questions
- What does S 1379 do?
- D.C. Courts and Public Defender Service Act of 2011 - Amends the District of Columbia Official Code to require the chief judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals to: (1) call biennial or, as under current law, annual judicial conferences; and (2) summon active magistrate judges to such conferences. Authorizes the chief judges of the District Superior Court and of the District Court of Appeals to toll or delay judicial proceedings in certain natural disaster or other emergency situations. Limits such toll or delay to 14 days, unless the chief judge determines, with the consent of the Joint Committee on Judicial Administration, that an emergency situation requires additional extensions. Authorizes the Executive Officer of the District of Columbia courts to enter into agreements to provide the Mayor of the District with equipment, supplies, and services and credit reimbursements received from the Mayor for them to the appropriation of the District of Columbia courts against which they were charged. Amends the District of Columbia Court Reform and Criminal Procedure Act of 1970 to require the District of Columbia Public Defender Service, to the extent its Director considers appropriate, to provide representation for and hold harmless, or provide liability insurance for, any employee, member of the Board of Trustees, or officer of the Service for money damages arising out of any claim, proceeding, or case at law relating to the furnishing of representational, management, or related services while acting within the scope of that person's office or employment, including employment actions, injury, loss of liberty, property damage, loss of property, personal injury, or death arising from the officer's or employee's malpractice or negligence. Reduces from five to three years the term an individual may be assigned to serve as a judge of the Family Court of the Superior Court.
- Who sponsors S 1379?
- S 1379 is sponsored by Daniel Akaka (Democrat).
- What is the current status of S 1379?
- This bill has been enacted into law. Introduced July 18, 2011. Enacted.
- Where can I track S 1379?
- Track S 1379 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.
Make your voice heard on S 1379
Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.
Stay ahead of S 1379
Last checked for changes about 10 hours ago · updated continuously
One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.
Track this bill →