H.R. 569: Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2010
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H.R. 569: Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2010
111th Congress · introduced 2009-01-15 · Law · Latest: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2009-01-15 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 312. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2010
Plain summary
Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2010 - Amends the federal judicial code to allow for review by writ of certiorari of certain cases denied relief or review by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces. Declares that the time for application for such a writ shall be as prescribed by rules of the Supreme Court.
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Official text
Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2010
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
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Officials and money
Sponsor: Rep. Davis, Susan A. [D-CA-53] · 19 cosponsors
Cost estimate: CBO cost estimate: H.R. 569, Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2009 (2010-02-02); CBO cost estimate: H.R. 569, Equal Justice for Our Military Act of 2009 (2010-02-02)
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Robert C. "Bobby" Scott (D-VA), Janice D. Schakowsky (D-IL)
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Reported to House with amendment(s))
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-111hr569.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/111/hr>
Record fed-us-cong111-hr569 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong111 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong111