- Fri. Jul. 4, 2008
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WASHINGTON (April 10, 2008) - The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee on Thursday approved a technical measure needed to implement a pay increase approved last year for attorneys representing indigent clients in the District of Columbia court system.
The bill (H.R. 5551), which cleared on a voice vote without discussion, lifts the current cap in the hourly pay for the attorneys from $65 to $80, the level authorized in the 2008 appropriations bill for Washington. Due to an oversight, the spending bill did not change the cap.
To accommodate other increases spelled out in the appropriations measure, the new bill also raises the total compensation limits still in place, from $1,900 to $2,000 for misdemeanor cases and from $3,700 to $7,000 for felony cases in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia. In addition, the total compensation cap for Court of Appeals cases would be set at $5,000, the standard for the country.
The bill was introduced in the House by Rep. Danny K. Davis, D-Ill., and passed the chamber earlier this month.
Recorded Votes
No roll call vote.
Previously in Markup Reports
- 04 16, 2008 House Panel Votes To Close Fraud Reporting Loophole
- 04 15, 2008 Hiring Measure Clears Federal Workforce Subcommittee
- 04 15, 2008 Subpanel Advances Federal Paid Parental Leave Bill
- 04 10, 2008 House Bill Would Require Regulation Of Combustible Dust
- 04 10, 2008 Panel Moves Bill Controlling Government Credit Cards