HB5258: Protection and Advocacy for Criminal Legal Services Act
- 1Introduced (current step)
- 2Passed One Chamber
- 3Passed Both Chambers
- 4Became Law
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Summary
To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to protection and advocacy systems to address the needs of individuals with disabilities involved in the local, State, and Federal criminal justice system, and for other purposes.
Plain-language summary
This bill would allow the Attorney General to give grants to protection and advocacy systems—organizations that help people with disabilities—to serve individuals with disabilities in the criminal justice system. These systems would help disabled people navigate local, state, and federal courts. The bill was introduced in Congress but has not yet been voted on or moved to .
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HB5258: Protection and Advocacy for Criminal Legal Services Act