Category: Right to counsel

Bills

109th Congress

Bill	Title
H CON RES 365	Urging the Government of China to reinstate all licenses of Gao Zhisheng and his law firm, remove all legal and political obstacles for lawyers attempting to defend criminal cases in China, including politically sensitive cases, and revise law and practice in China so that it conforms to international standards.
H R 2601	To authorize appropriations for the Department of State for fiscal years 2006 and 2007, and for other purposes.
H R 972	To authorize appropriations for fiscal years 2006 and 2007 for the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000, and for other purposes.
H RES 5	Adopting rules for the One Hundred Ninth Congress.
S 2454	A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for comprehensive reform and for other purposes.

108th Congress

Bill	Title
H R 100	To restate, clarify, and revise the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act of 1940.
H R 1587	To promote freedom and democracy in Vietnam.
H RES 199	Calling on the Government of the People's Republic of China immediately and unconditionally to release Dr. Yang Jianli, calling on the President of the United States to continue working on behalf of Dr. Yang Jianli for his release, and for other purposes.
S 2329	A bill to protect crime victims' rights.

106th Congress

Bill	Title
H R 1658	To provide a more just and uniform procedure for Federal civil forfeitures, and for other purposes.
H R 4444	To authorize extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (normal trade relations treatment) to the People's Republic of China, and to establish a framework for relations between the United States and the People's Republic of China.

105th Congress

Bill	Title
H R 1757	To consolidate international affairs agencies, to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1998 and 1999, and for other purposes.
H R 1818	To amend the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 1974 to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, and for other purposes.
H R 2607	An Act making omnibus consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1998, and for other purposes.
H R 3494	An act to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect children from sexual abusae and exploitation, and for other purposes.
S 2073	A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children.

104th Congress

Bill	Title
H CON RES 117	Concerning writer, political philosopher, human rights advocate, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Wei Jingsheng.
H R 1530	To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
H R 2202	To amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel, by increasing penalties for alien smuggling and for document fraud, by reforming exclusion and deportation law and procedures, by improving the verification system for eligibility for employment, and through other measures, to reform the legal immigration system and facilitate legal entries into the United States, and for other purposes.
H R 2586	To provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and for other purposes.
H R 2703	To combat terrorism.
H R 3019	Making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to make a further downpayment toward a balanced budget, and for other purposes.
H R 3230	An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1997 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.
H R 3610	Making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 4278	Making omnibus consolidated appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1997, and for other purposes.
H R 729	To control crime by a more effective death penalty.
H R 9	To create jobs, enhance wages, strengthen property rights, maintain certain economic liberties, decentralize and reduce the power of the Federal Government with respect to the States, localities, and citizens of the United States, and to increase the accountability of Federal officials.
S 1664	An original bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to increase control over immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and investigative personnel and detention facilities, improving the system used by employers to verify citizenship or work-authorized alien status, increasing penalties for alien smuggling and document fraud, and reforming asylum, exclusion, and deportation law and procedures; to reduce the use of welfare by aliens; and for other purposes.
S 735	A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.

103rd Congress

Bill	Title
H R 3351	To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants for the purpose of developing alternative methods of punishment for young offenders to traditional forms of incarceration and probation.
H R 3355	To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to allow grants to increase police presence, to expand and improve cooperative efforts between law enforcement agencies and members of the community to address crime and disorder problems, and otherwise to enhance public safety.
H R 4092	To control and prevent crime.
S 1607	A bill to control and prevent crime.
S 1657	A bill to reform habeas corpus procedures.

102nd Congress

Bill	Title
H R 3371	To control and prevent crime.
H R 5517	Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes.
H R 6056	Making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1993, and for other purposes.
S 1241	A bill to control and reduce violent crime.