ACR 159 — Indigent defense.
Congress · introduced 2026-03-10
Latest action: — Senate
Sponsors
- Kalra, Ash (D, CA-25) — sponsor
- Addis, Dawn (D, CA-30) — cosponsor
- Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (D, CA-4) — cosponsor
- Ahrens, Patrick (D, CA-26) — cosponsor
- Alvarez, David (D, CA-80) — cosponsor
- Ávila Farías, Anamarie (D, CA-15) — cosponsor
- Bains, Jasmeet (D, CA-35) — cosponsor
- Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (D, CA-16) — cosponsor
- Berman, Marc (D, CA-23) — cosponsor
- Boerner, Tasha (D, CA-77) — cosponsor
- Bonta, Mia (D, CA-18) — cosponsor
- Bryan, Isaac G. (D, CA-55) — cosponsor
- Calderon, Lisa (D, CA-56) — cosponsor
- Carrillo, Juan (D, CA-39) — cosponsor
- Castillo, Leticia (R, CA-58) — cosponsor
- Connolly, Damon (D, CA-12) — cosponsor
- Davies, Laurie (R, CA-74) — cosponsor
- Dixon, Diane (R, CA-72) — cosponsor
- Elhawary, Sade (D, CA-57) — cosponsor
- Ellis, Stan (R, CA-32) — cosponsor
- Flora, Heath (R, CA-9) — cosponsor
- Fong, Mike (D, CA-49) — cosponsor
- Gabriel, Jesse (D, CA-46) — cosponsor
- Garcia, Robert (D, CA-50) — cosponsor
- Gipson, Mike A. (D, CA-65) — cosponsor
- Haney, Matt (D, CA-17) — cosponsor
- Harabedian, John (D, CA-41) — cosponsor
- Hart, Gregg (D, CA-37) — cosponsor
- Hoover, Josh (R, CA-7) — cosponsor
- Irwin, Jacqui (D, CA-42) — cosponsor
- Jackson, Corey A. (D, CA-60) — cosponsor
- Johnson, Natasha (R, CA-63) — cosponsor
- Krell, Maggy (D, CA-6) — cosponsor
- Lackey, Tom (R, CA-34) — cosponsor
- Lee, Alex (D, CA-24) — cosponsor
- Lowenthal, Josh (D, CA-69) — cosponsor
- McKinnor, Tina (D, CA-61) — cosponsor
- Muratsuchi, Al (D, CA-66) — cosponsor
- Nguyen, Stephanie (D, CA-10) — cosponsor
- Ortega, Liz (D, CA-20) — cosponsor
- Pacheco, Blanca (D, CA-64) — cosponsor
- Papan, Diane (D, CA-21) — cosponsor
- Patel, Darshana R. (D, CA-76) — cosponsor
- Pellerin, Gail (D, CA-28) — cosponsor
- Petrie-Norris, Cottie (D, CA-73) — cosponsor
- Quirk-Silva, Sharon (D, CA-67) — cosponsor
- Ramos, James C. (D, CA-45) — cosponsor
- Ransom, Rhodesia (D, CA-13) — cosponsor
- Rivas, Robert (D, CA-29) — cosponsor
- Rogers, Chris (D, CA-2) — cosponsor
- Schiavo, Pilar (D, CA-40) — cosponsor
- Schultz, Nick (D, CA-44) — cosponsor
- Sharp-Collins, LaShae (D, CA-79) — cosponsor
- Solache, Jr., José Luis (D, CA-62) — cosponsor
- Soria, Esmeralda (D, CA-27) — cosponsor
- Stefani, Catherine (D, CA-19) — cosponsor
- Ta, Tri (R, CA-70) — cosponsor
- Tangipa, David J. (R, CA-8) — cosponsor
- Valencia, Avelino (D, CA-68) — cosponsor
- Wicks, Buffy (D, CA-14) — cosponsor
- Zbur, Rick Chavez (D, CA-51) — cosponsor
- Ward, Christopher M. (D, CA-78) — cosponsor
Action timeline
- · 104 — Introduced. To print.
- · 4 — From printer.
- · 2 — Referred to Com. on PUB. S.
- · 189 — From committee: Be adopted. To Consent Calendar. (Ayes 9. Noes 0.) (April 21).
- · 100 — Ordered to third reading.
- · 213 — Adopted and to Senate.
- · 113 — In Senate. To Com. on RLS.
- · 920 — From committee: Ordered to third reading.
Text versions
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Who matters
Members ranked by combined influence on this bill: role (sponsor 5 / cosponsor 1), capped speech count from the Congressional Record, and recorded-vote engagement.
| # | Member | Role | Speeches | Voted | Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kalra, Ash (D, state_lower CA-25) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Addis, Dawn (D, state_lower CA-30) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 3 | Aguiar-Curry, Cecilia M. (D, state_lower CA-4) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 4 | Ahrens, Patrick (D, state_lower CA-26) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 5 | Alvarez, David (D, state_lower CA-80) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 6 | Bains, Jasmeet (D, state_lower CA-35) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 7 | Bauer-Kahan, Rebecca (D, state_lower CA-16) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 8 | Berman, Marc (D, state_lower CA-23) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 9 | Boerner, Tasha (D, state_lower CA-77) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 10 | Bonta, Mia (D, state_lower CA-18) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 11 | Bryan, Isaac G. (D, state_lower CA-55) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 12 | Calderon, Lisa (D, state_lower CA-56) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 13 | Carrillo, Juan (D, state_lower CA-39) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 14 | Castillo, Leticia (R, state_lower CA-58) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 15 | Connolly, Damon (D, state_lower CA-12) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 16 | Davies, Laurie (R, state_lower CA-74) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 17 | Dixon, Diane (R, state_lower CA-72) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 18 | Elhawary, Sade (D, state_lower CA-57) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 19 | Ellis, Stan (R, state_lower CA-32) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 20 | Flora, Heath (R, state_lower CA-9) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 21 | Fong, Mike (D, state_lower CA-49) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 22 | Gabriel, Jesse (D, state_lower CA-46) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 23 | Garcia, Robert (D, state_lower CA-50) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 24 | Gipson, Mike A. (D, state_lower CA-65) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
| 25 | Haney, Matt (D, state_lower CA-17) | cosponsor | 0 | — | 1 |
Predicted vote
Aggregated from: actual roll-call votes (when present) → sponsor → cosponsor → party median (predicts YES when ≥25% of the caucus sponsored/cosponsored). Each row labels its confidence tier so you can see why a position was predicted.
0 predicted yes (0%) · 543 predicted no (100%) · 0 unknown (0%)
By party: · R: 0 yes / 277 no · D: 0 yes / 263 no · I: 0 yes / 3 no