House bill · 119th Congress · Latest step: Introduced

True Justice Act of 2025

H.R. 3815Introduced Jun 6, 2025Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement

Official title: To authorize the Attorney General to make grants to strengthen the provision of legal representation to individuals in judicial proceedings that take place after the individual has been arrested in connection with a criminal offense, including at initial appearance.

Sponsor: Rep. Summer Lee D-PA

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Where it went

IntroducedJun 6, 2025
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Passed Senate—
To the President—
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Latest action: Jun 6, 2025 — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Cost and committee reports

Official records Congress.gov attaches to H.R. 3815.

Constitutional authority statementThe sponsor’s statement of where the Constitution gives Congress the power to pass this bill. Statement by Ms. LEE of Pennsylvania, as printed in the Congressional Record (Vol. 171, No. 97, June 6, 2025, Page H2534):
Art. I, Sec. 8
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Vote results

No recorded roll-call votes on this bill in PORKER’s records (voice votes and unanimous consent are not roll calls; roll-call records start in 2011).

Cosponsors

14 cosponsors — 14 Democrats

0 of 14 cosponsors (0%) are from the other party.

Shontel Brown (D-OH), Emanuel Cleaver (D-MO), Jasmine Crockett (D-TX), Madeleine Dean (D-PA), Valerie Foushee (D-NC), Maxwell Frost (D-FL), Jesús García (D-IL), Pramila Jayapal (D-WA), Henry Johnson (D-GA), Gwen Moore (D-WI), Eleanor Norton (D-DC), Ayanna Pressley (D-MA), Mary Gay Scanlon (D-PA), Rashida Tlaib (D-MI).

More from the sponsor

Other 119th Congress bills sponsored by Rep. Summer Lee.

Sponsor’s state and district

Pennsylvania in Congress · PA-12 district

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Data as of Sep 13, 2026 · bill record checked by PORKER from Congress.gov · votes from Senate.gov and the House Clerk. PORKER is non-partisan.