To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit payments to be made to the law firms of court-appointed attorneys, and for other purposes.

[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5781 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 5781

To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit payments to be made to 
  the law firms of court-appointed attorneys, and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           September 28, 2023

Mr. Armstrong (for himself and Mr. Ivey) introduced the following bill; 
          which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

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                                 A BILL


 
To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit payments to be made to 
  the law firms of court-appointed attorneys, and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION OF DEFENDANTS.

    Section 3006A(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
inserting after ``this section'' the following: ``, or a law firm 
designated by the attorney so appointed,''.
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