Paralegal Coordination and Activities Act of 1986

Summary

Paralegal Coordination and Activities Act of 1986 - Establishes within the Department of Justice an Office of Paralegal Coordination and Activities to: (1) coordinate efforts to increase utilization of paralegals; (2) coordinate paralegal training programs within the Department; and (3) study the possibility of increasing the use of paralegals within the Department. Requires the Office to report to the Congress and the President on: (1) the current utilization of paralegals; (2) the nonlitigative functions and responsibilities which could be performed by trained paralegals; (3) an evaluation of the optimal ratio of paralegals to attorneys; and (4) an evaluation of the benefits and problems associated with the current methods used to fill paralegal positions within the Department.

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Timeline

1. 26 June 1986

   Introduced

   Referred to House Committee on The Judiciary.

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2. 26 June 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

3. 26 June 1986

   Introduced

   Introduced in House

   Source: IntroReferral

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Documents

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• Introduced in House

  summary · EN · 26 June 1986

  Open at official source

Sponsors

• Rep. Carr, Bob [D-MI-8] · D · Sponsor
• Sen. Brown, Hank [R-CO] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gunderson, Steve [R-WI-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Crane, Philip M. [R-IL-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Stenholm, Charles W. [D-TX-17] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Miller, John R. [R-WA-1] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Armey, Richard K. [R-TX-26] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Roth, Toby [R-WI-8] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Dornan, Robert K. [R-CA-46] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Pease, Donald J. [D-OH-13] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Packard, Ron [R-CA-48] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Roemer, Buddy [D-LA-4] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Fawell, Harris W. [R-IL-13] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Gekas, George W. [R-PA-17] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Coleman, Ronald D. [D-TX-16] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. Boulter, Beau [R-TX-13] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Bartlett, Steve [R-TX-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Barnard, Doug, Jr. [D-GA-10] · D · Sponsor
• Rep. DioGuardi, Joseph J. [R-NY-20] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Strang, Michael L. [R-CO-3] · R · Sponsor
• Rep. Neal, Stephen L. [D-NC-5] · D · Sponsor
• · hsju00 · Standing

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