,i  #aaf? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
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,,repres5tatives  ,febru>y #bh1         
#bjbj,mr4 ,s>banes 7= himself1 ,mr4     
,nadl]1 ,mr4 ,johnson ( ,georgia1 ,ms4  
,bass1 ,ms4 ,scanlon1 & ,mr4 ,k5n$y7    
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
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,to am5d title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1
 ) reg>d to c\nsel = p]sons proce$+ 9   
=ma paup]is4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is ,act 
may be cit$ z ! ,fair ,access to ,legal 
,c\nsel ,act ( #bjbj4  #b4 ,c\nsel 9    
cases :]e p]sons are proce$+ 9 =ma      
paup]is ,subsection 7e7 ( section #aiae 
( title #bh1 ,unit$ ,/ates ,code1 is    
am5d$ to read z foll[s3  7e7 7#a7 ,if a 
p]son appe>s )\t c\nsel1 ! c\rt %all    
in=m ! p]son ( _! "r to reque/ c\nsel if
 unable to af=d c\nsel4 ,^u grant+ su*  
reque/1 ! c\rt may appo9t c\nsel = t    
p]son4  7#b7 ,9 evaluat+ :e!r to grant !
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foll[+ on ! record to ! degree !y are   
kn[n to ! c\rt3 7,a7 ,! p]son's ability 

to articulate claims1 inve/igate facts1 
respond to dispositive motions1 &       
o!rwise p>ticipate1 includ+3 7i7 any    
m5tal disabilities1 limitations on      
physical lib]ty1 or language b>ri]s2    
7ii7 ! p]son's education & lit]acy      
level2 &  7iii7 any assi/ance ! p]son   
has receiv$ to date1 includ+ !          
suffici5cy ( t assi/ance & :e!r x w be  
available 9 ! future4  7,b7 ,! degree ( 
factual inve/igation requir$4  7,c7 ,!  
complexity ( ! legal & factual que/ions4
  7,d7 ,! degree to :i* ! claims turn on
 cr$ibility det]m9ations1 includ+ ! ne$ 
= cross-exam9ation4  7,e7 ,:e!r ! p]son 
has ass]t$ any colorable claims4 ,t fact
 t attorneys h decl9$ to take ! case    
%all n be an consid]$ an indication ( a 
lack ( colorable claims4  7,f7 ,! ne$ = 
exp]t te/imony4  7,g7 ,! c\rt's         
will+ness to aid ! p]son 9 pres5t+      
claims by1 = example1 expla9+ h[ to     
introduce & move = ! admission (        
evid5ce4  7,h7 ,:e!r any oppos+ p>ty is 
repres5t$ by c\nsel4  7,i7 ,any o!r     

factors ! c\rt consid]s relevant1 o!r   
?an t pro se plead+s are con/ru$ m      
lib]ally by ! c\rt4  7#c7 ,! c\rt may n 
d5y a reque/ on ! gr\nds t x has n yet  
rul$ on dispositive motions1 su* z a    
motion to dismiss or = summ>y judgm5t4  
7#d7 ,! c\rt %\ld consid] :e!r to       
provisionally appo9t c\nsel = limit$    
purposes1 su* z respond+ to a p>ticul>  
motion1 am5d+ ! compla9t1 repres5t+ a   
p]son at m$iation1 conduct+ discov]y1 or
 inve/igat+ ! claims = purposes (       
provid+ a recomm5dation to ! c\rt z to  
:e!r a full appo9tm5t is w>rant$4  7#e7 
,not)/&+ p>agraphs 7#b7 ?r\gh 7#d71     
:5ev] ! c\rt det]m9es t ! int]e/s (     
ju/ice s require1 repres5tation may be  
provid$ = any f9ancially eligible p]son 
:o is seek+ relief "u section #bbda1    
#bbed1 or #bbee4  4