Justice for Exonerees Act
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Cosponsors (0)
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Latest Action
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Committee Activity
Currently in
- House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2025-09-19
Previously
- Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2025-09-19
Plain-English Summary
Justice for Exonerees Act This bill increases the maximum amount of damages that an individual who was unjustly convicted and incarcerated may be awarded and requires that this amount be adjusted annually for inflation.
Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.
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