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H.R. 10450 118th Congress House

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

Official title: 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.

Introduced: December 17, 2024 Introduced by: Madeleine Dean Democratic · Pennsylvania See on congress.gov
Crime and Law Enforcement
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Dec 17, 2024
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Dec 17, 2024
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 Latest action December 17, 2024

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

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 Committees of jurisdiction 1
 Cosponsors 3
All 3 Democratic 1 Republican 2
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Bacon, Don
Nebraska · Dec 17, 2024
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Jeffries, Hakeem S.
New York · Dec 17, 2024
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Lee, Laurel M.
Florida · Dec 17, 2024
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U.S. Congress. (2026). H.R. 10450: Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act. 118th Congress. Open America. https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10450/
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"H.R. 10450: Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act." 118th Congress, 2026, Open America, https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10450/.
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H.R. 10450, 118th Cong. (2026), https://openamerica.io/bill/118-HR-10450/.
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