HR 5546
116th Congress
House
Crime and Law Enforcement
Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Criminal justice information and records
Detention of persons
Evidence and witnesses
Lawyers and legal services
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
Introduced: January 7, 2020
Introduced by:
Jeffries, Hakeem S.
Democratic
· New York
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Became law
Sep 22, 2020
Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Sep 21, 2020
Motion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.
Sep 21, 2020
On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4577)
Sep 21, 2020
Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote.
Sep 21, 2020
DEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5546.
Sep 21, 2020
Considered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4576-4579)
Sep 21, 2020
Ms. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.
Sep 16, 2020
Placed on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.
Sep 16, 2020
Reported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-507.
Feb 12, 2020
Ordered to be Reported.
Feb 12, 2020
Committee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.
Feb 11, 2020
Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.
Jan 28, 2020
Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Jan 7, 2020
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Jan 7, 2020
Introduced in House
Plain-English summary
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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Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
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