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.

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] [Congressional Bills 118th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [H.R. 5781 Introduced in House (IH)] <DOC> 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 5781 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. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES September 28, 2023 Mr. Armstrong (for himself and Mr. Ivey) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary _______________________________________________________________________ A BILL 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. Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. ADEQUATE REPRESENTATION OF DEFENDANTS. Section 3006A(d)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting after ``this section'' the following: ``, or a law firm designated by the attorney so appointed,''. <all>…