Signed into law in September 2018, the Pro Bono Work to Empower and Represent Act of 2018 (POWER Act), requires the chief judge in each judicial district to hold one or more events annually to promote free legal services to domestic violence survivors. The bipartisan legislation was based on workshops held in Alaska when Senator Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) was state Attorney General, and was inspired by research that showed that victims of domestic violence had a 50% increase in success rates in obtaining protective orders when they were represented by an attorney.