H.R. 5546: Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
CBO Score
$52 million
Documentation
Date of Report
Mon September 21st, 2020
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Legislation Details
116th Congress
To regulate monitoring of electronic communications between an incarcerated person in a Bureau of Prisons facility and that person's attorney or other legal representative, and for other purposes.
Sponsor: Rep. Hakeem Jeffries — D — NY
Prohibits the Department of Justice from monitoring the contents of a privileged electronic communication between an incarcerated person and his or her legal representative.
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