To amend the Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Act, 2024, to make a technical correction to the Federal payment made in such Act to the District of Columbia Public Defender Service.
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Latest Action · May 21, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability.
This bill makes a technical correction to the Federal payment for the District of Columbia Public Defender Service included in the 2024 appropriations law. Specifically, it removes a provision that set aside $3 million to remain available until September 30, 2026, for costs related to relocating the public defender service's headquarters offices, field offices, and related facilities. The bill affects the DC Public Defender Service, which provides legal representation to low-income residents in criminal cases, and is retroactively effective to align with the original 2024 appropriations act. The change essentially eliminates the earmarked relocation funds and their associated timeline without providing an explanation for the correction in the legislative text.
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