United States · Bill · HR
H.R. 968 (115th)
Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017
Introduced
7 February 2017
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Status
Referred to the Subcommittee on the Constitution and Civil Justice.
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11 August 2025
Summary
Equal Justice Under Law Act of 2017 This bill states that an indigent individual facing criminal prosecution or juvenile delinquency in a state court is entitled to the effective assistance of counsel, as guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments, at the state's expense. The bill authorizes a federal class action lawsuit against a state for its systemic failure to guarantee the right to effective assistance of counsel. The assistance of counsel is ineffective when a class of individuals demonstrates that counsel's performance was not reasonable under prevailing professional norms.
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Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House (text)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 2017
Introduced in House (PDF)
Introduced in House · EN · 7 February 2017
Introduced in House
summary · EN · 7 February 2017
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- Official source: https://www.congress.gov/bill/115th-congress/house-bill/968
- Open data entity: https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/115/hr/968