Bill > HR8124

This bill, the Criminal Judicial Administration Act of 2020, amends Title 18 of the United States Code to provide transportation and subsistence (food and lodging) for criminal justice defendants. Specifically, it allows judges or magistrate judges to authorize transportation and subsistence for defendants who are indigent or financially unable to provide for their own transportation to court appearances. The bill also enables magistrate judges to rule on all post-judgment motions, including petitions for writs of habeas corpus and motions to vacate a sentence, in cases where the defendant has consented to the magistrate judge's jurisdiction.