HR 546 United States House · 117th Congress

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

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.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Jan 2021

Committee Review

Feb 2021

House Passage

Feb 2021

Senate Passage

President

Introduced Jan 28, 2021 Last action Feb 25, 2021

Floor votes · House Feb 24, 2021

How they voted

414–11

Passed · 6 other

Total votes 431

Feb 24, 2021

D Democratic220

219 Yea 1

99% Yea

R Republican211

195 Yea 11 Nay 5

92% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

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Committee

Feb 25, 2021

Committee

Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

upper

Feb 24, 2021

Lower · Passed

Passed/agreed to in House: On motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by the Yeas and Nays: (2/3 required): 414 - 11 (Roll no. 36).(text: 02/23/2020 CR H557-558)

lower

Jan 28, 2021

Committee

Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

lower

Jan 28, 2021

Introduced

Introduced in House

lower

1 primary · 11 co-sponsors