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Bills/H.R. 1573117th Congress

Access to Counsel Act of 2021

Senate: Received
Companion bill: S. 1912(Identical bill)
Cosponsors
43
Introduced
2021-03-03
Last action
2021-04-22

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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  1. SenateLatest

    Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

  2. House

    Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.

  3. House

    On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 207 (Roll no. 129). (text: CR H2016)

  4. House

    Passed/agreed to in House: On passage Passed by the Yeas and Nays: 217 - 207 (Roll no. 129).(text: CR H2016)

  5. House

    On motion to recommit Failed by the Yeas and Nays: 209 - 215 (Roll no. 128).

  6. House

    Considered as unfinished business. (consideration: CR H2030-2032)

  7. House

    POSTPONED PROCEEDINGS - The Chair put the question on the Issa motion to recommit and by voice vote, announced that the noes had prevailed. Mr. Issa demanded the yeas and nays and the Chair postponed further proceedings until a time to be announced.

  8. House

    The previous question on the motion was ordered without objection.

  9. House

    Mr. Issa moved to recommit to the Committee on the Judiciary. (text: CR H2024)

  10. House

    The previous question was ordered pursuant to the rule.

  11. House

    DEBATE - The House proceeded with one hour of debate on H.R. 1573.

  12. House

    Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 51, H.R. 1573 and H.R. 1333. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The previous question on each measure is considered ordered without intervening motions except one hour of debate and a motion to recommit. H. Res. 316 and H. Con. Res. 30 are adopted.

  13. House

    Considered under the provisions of rule H. Res. 330. (consideration: CR H2016-2025)

  14. House

    Rules Committee Resolution H. Res. 330 Reported to House. Rule provides for consideration of H.R. 51, H.R. 1573 and H.R. 1333. Measure will be considered read. Bill is closed to amendments. The previous question on each measure is considered ordered without intervening motions except one hour of debate and a motion to recommit. H. Res. 316 and H. Con. Res. 30 are adopted.

  15. House

    Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 8.

  16. House

    Reported (Amended) by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 117-21.

  17. House

    Ordered to be Reported (Amended) by the Yeas and Nays: 24 - 16.

  18. House

    Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

  19. House

    Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

  20. House

    Introduced in House

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