Legal Services Corporation Act Amendments of 1981

Summary

Legal Services Corporation Act Amendments of 1981 - Amends the Legal Services Corporation Act to increase the State advisory councils from nine to ten members. Requires that each council include two eligible clients and two members of the general public from the State. Directs the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to notify the appropriate advisory council of the initiation of any project, including any grant or contract, at least 60 days prior to its approval. Directs the Board of Directors of the LSC to issue enforcement regulations which includes provisions for the immediate suspension of financial assistance. Stipulates that an entity shall receive, pending a refunding application, interim funding which is sufficient to allow continuation of existing representation (instead of funding which is necessary to maintain current levels of activities). Applies the current prohibition, with criminal penalties, against lobbying with appropriated funds to all LSC officers and employees. Includes additional restrictions against use of Corporation funds for lobbying purposes. Deletes the current exception permitting use of funds for such purposes when a government body is considering a measure directly affecting the activities of the Corporation or a recipient. Prohibits class action suits against the Federal, State, or local governments except in accordance with Board policies or regulations. Makes the Corporation liable for reasonable attorneys' fees and costs in any case in which the court finds that the action had no reasonable basis in law or fact. Requires legal services attorneys to attempt to negotiate a settlement before filing suit, except where the local program director determines that immediate action is required to protect the interests of a client. Directs the Corporation to make available substantial amounts of funds for provision of legal assistance by private attorneys. Requires the Corporation to insure that any recipient receiving an award of attorneys' fees transfers such fees to the Corporation. Revises an existing restriction on political activities to stipulate that no funding may be used to disseminate information about political activities, including labor activities, picketing, and demonstrations. Revises the current restriction on legal assistance with respect to abortion to prohibit any such assistance unless abortion is necessary to save the life of the mother (current law prohibits assistance for procuring a "nontherapeutic" abortion). Adds new prohibitions against the use of funds for: (1) legal assistance on behalf of any illegal alien; and (2) legal assistance for adjudicating the legalization of homosexuality. Requires each recipient to maintain documentation: (1) demonstrating the eligibility of each person to whom legal assistance is provided; and (2) of any activity involving an enumerated duty of the Corporation or funding restriction. Directs the Corporation to review such documentation to assure compliance. Authorizes appropriations for the Corporation in the reduced amounts of $260,000,000 for FY 1982 and $260,000,000 for FY 1983. Decreases from ten to seven percent of appropriated funds the ceiling on funding for research, technical assistance, and information services.

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Timeline

1. 7 May 1981

   Committee

   For Previous Action See H.R.2506.

   Source: Committee

2. 7 May 1981

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 7 May 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

4. 7 May 1981

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

5. 12 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

6. 13 May 1981

   Reported

   Ordered to be Reported (Amended).

   Source: Committee

7. 13 May 1981

   Committee

   Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.

   Source: Committee

8. 19 May 1981

   Calendars

   Placed on Union Calendar No: 78.

   Source: Calendars

9. 19 May 1981

   Reported

   Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 97-97.

   Source: Committee

10. 19 May 1981

    Reported

    Reported to House (Amended) by House Committee on The Judiciary. Report No: 97-97.

    Source: Committee

11. 4 June 1981

    Reported

    Rules Committee Resolution H.Res.148 Reported to House.

    Source: Floor

12. 4 June 1981

    Floor

    Rule Granted Providing an Open Rule with 1 Hour of Debate.

    Source: Floor

13. 11 June 1981

    Passed

    Rule Passed House.

    Source: Floor

14. 16 June 1981

    Floor

    Considered by House.

    Source: Floor

15. 17 June 1981

    Floor

    Considered by House Unfinished Business.

    Source: Floor

16. 18 June 1981

    Vote

    Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 245 - 137 (Record Vote No: 91).

    Source: Floor

17. 18 June 1981

    Vote

    Passed/agreed to in House: Passed House (Amended) by Yea-Nay Vote: 245 - 137 (Record Vote No: 91).

    Source: Floor

18. 18 June 1981

    Passed

    House Agreed to Amendments Adopted by the Committee of the Whole.

    Source: Floor

19. 18 June 1981

    Reported

    The Clerk Reported Committee Amendments.

    Source: Floor

20. 22 June 1981

    Introduced

    Received in the Senate, read twice, and referred to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources.

    Source: IntroReferral

21. 24 June 1981

    Reported

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources. Ordered favorably reported an original bill (S.1533) in lieu of this measure.

    Source: Committee

22. 26 June 1981

    Committee

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources requested executive comment from Legal Services Corporation; GAO; OMB.

    Source: Committee

23. 16 September 1981

    Committee

    Committee on Labor and Human Resources received executive comment from GAO.

    Source: Committee

Votes

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Documents

3 official files

• Passed House amended

  summary · EN · 18 June 1981

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• Reported to House with amendment(s)

  summary · EN · 19 May 1981

  Open at official source

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Sponsors

• Rep. Rodino, Peter W., Jr. [D-NJ-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Kastenmeier, Robert W. [D-WI-2] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Brooks, Jack B. [D-TX-9] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Danielson, George E. [D-CA-30] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Frank, Barney [D-MA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Railsback, Thomas F. [R-IL-19] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Butler, M. Caldwell [R-VA-6] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Sawyer, Harold S. [R-MI-5] · R · Sponsor
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Related records

• related to → A bill to authorize appropriations for the Legal Services Corporation for fiscal years 1982, 1983, and 1984.
• related to → A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 3480) to amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to provide authorization of appropriations for additional fiscal years, and for other purposes.
• related to ← Legal Services Corporation Amendments of 1981
• amends ← An amendment to add to the definition of a qualified recipient organization the provision that it provide an area which includes a political subdivision with a minimum population of 100,000 persons. This minimum population test does not apply to private attorneys that qualify as recipients.
• amends ← An amendment to strike the provision that limits funding terminations or suspensions to 30 days without providing the grant recipient or contractor reasonable notice and a fair hearing.
• amends ← An amendment to the Kastenmeier amendment to require that a majority of the governing body and not simply a majority of the attorney members of the governing body be appointed by the local bar association representing a majority of the attorneys in the area.
• amends ← An amendment to eliminate the requirement that all recipient organizations which provide legal services be nonprofit and organized solely to provide legal services to eligible clients. It also provides that the bar association representing the majority of the attorneys on the governing board as opposed to appointing all of them.
• amends ← An amendment to strike the antilobby provisions of the bill and insert new language prohibiting lobbying. The amendment prohibits the use of corporation funds for paying for personal service, advertisement, telegram, telephone communication, letter, printed or written matter or other device intended to influence any decision by a federal, state, or local agency. Communications with the such a government body is permitted when responding to a formal request by that body for information. And it prohibits attempts to influence federal, state, or local elected officials on legislation, referenda initiates, or other such actions.
• amends ← A substitute amendment to the Stangeland amendment, to make technical changes in the text of the Stangeland amendment.
• amends ← An amendment to prohibit any class action suit from being brought against federal, state, or local governments.

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