S 9936 — Relates to adjournments for right to counsel
Congress · introduced 2026-04-16
Provides that in any jurisdiction in which a party is eligible under local law for free legal counsel, if such party has in good faith attempted to secure such counsel and is unable to obtain counsel through no fault of their own, the court shall adjourn the trial of the issue for consecutive periods of not less than fourteen days each until the party is able to secure counsel.
Latest action: 2026-04-16 — IN_SENATE_COMM
Sponsors
Action timeline
- · senate — REFERRED TO HOUSING, CONSTRUCTION AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
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Inbound (2)
| date | from | type | amount | role | source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-16 | Julia Salazar | cosponsor_of_bill | — | cosponsor | sponsorship |
| 2026-04-16 | Liz Krueger | sponsor_of_bill | — | sponsor | sponsorship |
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 | Liz Krueger (—, state_upper NY-28) | sponsor | 0 | — | 5 |
| 2 | Julia Salazar (—, state_upper NY-18) | 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
Activity
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- 2026-04-16 · cosponsored by Julia Salazar (cosponsor) · sponsorship
- 2026-04-16 · sponsored by Liz Krueger (sponsor) · sponsorship