Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
USA116th CongressHR-5546| House
| Updated: 9/22/2020
Hakeem S. Jeffries
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (24)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Van Taylor (Republican)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Doug Collins (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Ben Cline (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee
- Introduced
- In Committee
- On Floor
- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act This bill 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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Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-507.
Ms. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4576-4579)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5546.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4577)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Crime and Law Enforcement
Correctional facilities and imprisonmentCriminal justice information and recordsDetention of personsEvidence and witnessesLawyers and legal services
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
USA116th CongressHR-5546| House
| Updated: 9/22/2020
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act This bill 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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Get AI-generated questions to help you understand this bill better
Timeline
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Ordered to be Reported.
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-507.
Ms. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4576-4579)
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5546.
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4577)
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Hakeem S. Jeffries
Democratic Representative
New York
Cosponsors (24)
Dusty Johnson (Republican)F. James Sensenbrenner (Republican)Tom Cole (Republican)Karen Bass (Democratic)David N. Cicilline (Democratic)Sheila Jackson Lee (Democratic)Van Taylor (Republican)Madeleine Dean (Democratic)Steve Cohen (Democratic)Doug Collins (Republican)Don Bacon (Republican)Ann Wagner (Republican)Kelly Armstrong (Republican)Jerrold Nadler (Democratic)Anna G. Eshoo (Democratic)Eleanor Holmes Norton (Democratic)Mary Gay Scanlon (Democratic)Joe Neguse (Democratic)Yvette D. Clarke (Democratic)Cedric L. Richmond (Democratic)Dan Crenshaw (Republican)Earl Blumenauer (Democratic)Ben Cline (Republican)Cathy McMorris Rodgers (Republican)
Crime and Federal Government Surveillance Subcommittee, Judiciary Committee, Judiciary Committee
Crime and Law Enforcement
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- Introduced
- In Committee
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- Passed Chamber
- Enacted
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