To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit payments to be made to the law firms of court-appointed attorneys, and for other purposes.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 5781.

• Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Mr. ARMSTRONG, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 169, No. 158, September 28, 2023, Page H4855):
  Article 1, Section 8 clause 18 of the United States Constitution. The single subject of this legislation is: To amend title 18, United States Code, to permit payments to be made to the law firms of court appointed attorneys, and for other purposes abides by the single subject requirement in that the provisions are limited to payments made to court appointed attorneys and law firms.
  Source: Congress.gov, Congressional Record September 28, 2023 ↗

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  Congress.gov bill record

  H.R. 5781, 118th Congress

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  https://api.congress.gov/v3/bill/118/hr/5781

  Record last updated by Congress.gov

  July 24, 2024

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  September 14, 2026

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  b200c215f6717c10e76a7df2127d20e27c791800fbd356f9761f358f13c05e18

  PORKER shows the statement exactly as printed, with the page markup removed. It is the sponsor’s claim; it is not a legal finding.

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