Search Results: keywords:"judicial branch"

  • H. R. 10379 — To establish a Federal Public Defender Commission, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:8,469

    H.R. 10379, the “Federal Public Defense Commission Act of 2024,” aims to establish a Federal Public Defense Commission to oversee the provision of high-quality legal defense for financially eligible individuals in federal criminal cases. The bill proposes amendments to...

    Simple Explanation

    The bill wants to create a special team to help people who can't afford a lawyer in big legal cases, making sure they get good help. It also talks about how this team would be organized and who would lead it.

  • H. R. 9674 — To make certain antidiscrimination laws applicable to the judicial branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in House
    Words:25,806

    The Judiciary Accountability Act of 2024, as proposed in H.R. 9674, aims to extend certain antidiscrimination laws to the judicial branch of the federal government. It establishes legal protections against discrimination and intimidation for employees, introduces oversight...

    Simple Explanation

    The Judiciary Accountability Act of 2024 wants to make sure that the rules that stop people from being unfair get used for judges and people who work with them, and it also tries to make sure any complaints about judges are looked at carefully.

  • S. 4167 — To amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an Inspector General for the judicial branch, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:1,409

    S. 4167 proposes to create an Office of Inspector General for the judicial branch of the U.S. government. This office would be responsible for investigating allegations of misconduct within the judicial branch, except in the Supreme Court, and overseeing compliance with...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 4167 wants to make sure that judges and people working with them follow rules and behave well by having a special helper called an Inspector General, who will check on them and keep things fair, but this helper won't watch the Supreme Court.

  • S. 5168 — To make certain antidiscrimination laws applicable to the judicial branch of the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
    Status:Introduced in Senate
    Words:23,574

    S. 5168, the "Judiciary Accountability Act of 2024," seeks to make various antidiscrimination laws applicable to the judicial branch of the Federal Government. It extends protections against discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, and genetic...

    Simple Explanation

    S. 5168 is like a new set of rules trying to make sure judges and their helpers play fair and treat everyone nicely at work. It also wants to create a special team to help stop bad behavior and fix things if anyone is treated unfairly.