,,iv ,house ,calendar ,no4 #ga #aacth   
,,congress  #ast ,session  ,h4 ,,res4   
#aif ,report ,no4 #aac-bfj ,,in ,,the   
,,house ,,of ,,representatives  ,may #c1
 #bjac,mr4 ,deutch 7for himself1 ,mr4   
,rangel1 ,mr4 ,chabot1 ,ms4 ,wilson of  
,florida1 ,ms4 ,lee of ,california1 ,mr4
 ,conyers1 ,ms4 ,bonamici1 ,mr4 ,johnson
 of ,georgia1 and ,ms4 ,chu7 submitted  
the following resolution2 which was     
referred to the ,committee on the       
,judiciary  ,november #ab1              
#bjac,referred to the ,house ,calendar  
and ordered to be printed  ,,resolution 
,supporting the ,sixth ,amendment to the
 ,united ,states ,constitution1 the     
right to counsel4  ,whereas on ,march   
#ah1 #aifc1 the ,supreme ,court         
recognized in ,gideon v4 ,wainwright    
that counsel must be provided to        
indigent defendants in all felony cases2
 ,whereas the ,supreme ,court held that 
providing counsel to indigent defendants
 in all felony cases meets the essential
 requirements of the ,sixth ,amendment  

to the ,united ,states ,constitution2   
and ,whereas the ,supreme ,court held in
 ,argersinger v4 ,hamlin that absent a  
knowing and intelligent waiver1 no      
person may be imprisoned for any        
offense1 whether classified as petty1   
misdemeanor1 or felony1 unless they were
 represented by counsel at their trial3 
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house 
of ,representatives-- 7#a7 supports the 
,sixth ,amendment to the ,united ,states
 ,constitution1 the right to counsel2   
and  7#b7 supports strategies to improve
 the criminal justice system to ensure  
that indigent defendants in all felony  
cases are adequately represented by     
counsel4  ,november #ab1 #bjac,referred 
to the ,house ,calendar and ordered to  
be printed