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On the recordJuly 30, 2024
Madam President, I ask unanimous consent that the text of the bill be printed in the Record. There being no objection, the text of the bill was ordered to be printed in the Record, as follows: S. 4837 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2024''. SEC. 2. TRANSPORTATION AND SUBSISTENCE FOR CRIMINAL JUSTICE ACT DEFENDANTS. Section 4285 of title 18, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence-- (1) by striking ``when the interests of justice would be served thereby and the United States judge or magistrate judge is satisfied, after appropriate inquiry, that the defendant is financially unable to provide the necessary transportation to appear before the required court on his own'' and inserting ``when the United States judge or magistrate judge is satisfied that the defendant is indigent based on appointment of counsel pursuant to section 3006A, or, after appropriate inquiry, that the defendant is financially unable to provide necessary transportation''; (2) by striking ``to the place where his appearance is required,'' and inserting ``to the place where each appearance is required and back to the place of the person's arrest or bona fide residence,''; and (3) by striking ``to his destination'' and inserting ``, which includes money for both lodging and food, during travel to the person's destination and…
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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