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119th Congress Crime and Law Enforcement

H.R. 7491: Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

Introduced

  1. Introduced (completed)Feb 11, 2026
  2. Passed House (not reached)
  3. Passed Senate (not reached)
  4. To the President (not reached)
  5. Became law (not reached)

Summary

Introduced in House, Feb 11, 2026

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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Amendments

0 offered

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Cosponsors

3

Bipartisan support.

Who scored on this bill

6 points earned
  1. 1Madeleine Dean D-PA SponsorDrew cross-party cosponsors, introduced2 events+6
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History

  1. Feb 11, 2026Introduced in the House by Madeleine Dean.
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  1. Feb 11, 2026Introduced in House
  2. Feb 11, 2026Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.