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HR7491Referred to Committee

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

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Introduced
In Committee
3
Passed One Chamber
4
Passed Both
5
Signed into Law
119th
Congress
2026-02-11
Introduced
3
Cosponsors
HR
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Type

Sponsor

Madeleine Dean
Madeleine Dean
Democrat · PA · Representative
Votes with party: 99.6% (544 recorded votes)

Full profile: /officials/D000631

Source: Congress.gov · FEC

Cosponsors (3)

Members who have signed on to support this bill since introduction. Source: Congress.gov.

  • Don Bacon (R-NE-2)Original· 2026-02-11
  • Hakeem S. Jeffries (D-NY-8)Original· 2026-02-11
  • Laurel M. Lee (R-FL-15)Original· 2026-02-11

Latest Action

The most recent step in the bill's legislative path. Committee Activity below shows referrals and reports; the full action-by-action history including floor proceedings lives at Congress.gov →

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

2026-02-11

Source: Congress.gov

Committee Activity

Currently in

  • House Committee on the JudiciaryReferred To · 2026-02-11

Previously

  • Judiciary CommitteeReferred To · 2026-02-11

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.

Plain-English rewrite of the Congressional Research Service summary published on Congress.gov. Cached and reviewed.

Subjects

Crime and Law Enforcement
Full bill text is not yet cached locally.
Open text viewRead on Congress.gov

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