CONGRESS FOR VOTERS

Marie Perez (D-WA)

To direct the Attorney General to establish an official station for the United States attorney for the Western District of Washington in the county of Clark, Washington, and for other purposes.

H.R. 8828 · House bill Law

A Democratic bill with no cosponsors

Last activity — Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

In committee

Introduced and handed to a committee in the chamber it started in.

The committee holds it, and most bills are never heard from again. A hearing or a committee vote would be news; silence is the usual outcome, and it kills the bill without anyone voting against it.

Its path through Congress

  1. Introduced
  2. In Committee

What this bill would do

This bill directs the Attorney General to take a specific action regarding legal infrastructure in Washington. It focuses on establishing an official station for the United States attorney for the Western District of Washington. This station would be located specifically in Clark County, Washington. The bill is intended to accomplish this directive and other related purposes.

Yes· 3 of 4

  • Scored +1

    Would people in cities be better off under this?

    The bill brings federal legal services and infrastructure directly into the Clark County area.

  • Scored +1

    Does this invest in rural communities?

    The establishment of a federal legal station provides specialized institutional infrastructure to Clark County.

  • Scored +1

    Does this make what the government does easier for the public to see?

    Creating a physical official station for the U.S. Attorney increases the visible presence of the federal judiciary and prosecution in the local community.

The opposite

No question was scored the opposite.