,i  #aae? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,h4 
,r4 #ifh  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(            
,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #g1 #bjag,mr4
 ,sean ,patrick ,maloney ( ,new ,york 7=
 himself1 ,mr4 ,cumm+s1 & ,mr4          
,jeffries7 introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 
0 ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y 
,a ,,bill  ,to en=ce ! ,six? ,am5dm5t "r
 to ! assi/ance ( effective c\nsel at   
all /ages ( ! adv]s>ial process1 to     
conf] jurisdiction ^u ! di/rict c\rts ( 
! ,unit$ ,/ates to provide decl>atory & 
injunctive relief aga9/ sy/emic         
violations ( su* "r1 & = o!r purposes4  
#a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z 
! ,equal ,ju/ice ,"u ,law ,act ( #bjag4 
#b4 ,effective assi/ance ( c\nsel  7a7  
,9 g5]al ,an indig5t individual fac+    
crim9al prosecution or juv5ile del9qu5cy
 9 a ,/ate c\rt %all be entitl$ to !    
effective assi/ance ( c\nsel1 z gu>ante$
 by ! ,six? & ,f\rte5? ,am5dm5ts1 at !  
,/ate's exp5se4 ,if ! ,/ate delegates   
fiscal or adm9i/rative au?ority ov] !   
indig5t def5se function to "o ( its     

political subdivisions1 ! ,/ate reta9s  
ultimate responsibility = secur+ c\nsel 
= ! individual4  7b7 ,ineffective       
assi/ance ,! assi/ance ( c\nsel is      
consid]$ ineffective :5 a class c       
demon/rate t c\nsel's p]=mance 0 n      
reasonable "u prevail+ pr(essional      
norms4  #c4 ,rem$y  7a7 ,class action   
au?oriz$ ,if a ,/ate (ficial or "o or m 
( a ,/ate's political subdivisions fails
 on a sy/emic basis to gu>antee ! "r to 
! assi/ance ( effective c\nsel z        
gu>ante$ by ! ,six? & ,f\rte5?          
,am5dm5ts1 aggriev$ p]sons may1 prior to
 conviction1 comm5ce a civil class      
action 9 ! di/rict c\rts ( ! ,unit$     
,/ates to seek decl>atory1 injunctive1  
or o!r equitable relief4  7b7 ,ab/5tion 
doctr9e ,a c\rt ent]ta9+ a petition =   
relief fil$ "u ?is ,act ne$ n apply !   
ab/5tion re/rictions articulat$ 9 ,y\ng]
 v4 ,h>ris 7#dja ,u4,s4 #cg74  7c7      
,burd5 ( pro( ,memb]s ( ! class %all h !
 burd5 ( e/abli%+ t !re is a likelihood 
( imm95t & irrep>able injury f t        

violation4  7d7 ,attorney's fees ,9 any 
action or proce$+ "u ?is section1 !     
c\rt1 9 its discretion1 may all[ !      
prevail+ p>ty1 o!r ?an a nam$ (ficial ( 
a ,/ate or political subdivision ( a    
,/ate1 a reasonable attorney's fee z "p 
( ! co/s4 ,9 aw>d+ an attorney's fee "u 
?is subsection1 ! c\rt1 9 its           
discretion1 may include exp]t fees z "p 
( ! attorney's fee4  7e7 ,sav+s         
provision ,no?+ 9 ?is section %all      
re/rict any "r t any individual has "u  
any o!r /atute or "u common law to seek 
r$ress = a violation ( ! "r to c\nsel4