HOUSE 4019117th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
Justice for Exonerees Act
- Last Action
- 11/1/2022
Actions
- 2022-11-01Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.
- 2021-06-17Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
- 2021-06-17Introduced in House
- 2021-06-17Introduced in House
CRS Summary
As of 2021-06-17 (00)
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.
Cosponsors (20)
- Mark Takano (D-CA)
- DANNY DAVIS (D-IL)
- Mondaire Jones (D-NY)
- Alma Adams (D-NC)
- BARBARA LEE (D-CA)
- ELEANOR NORTON (D-DC)
- Ayanna Pressley (D-MA)
- Tony Cárdenas (D-CA)
- Frederica Wilson (D-FL)
- Henry Johnson (D-GA)
- Pramila Jayapal (D-WA)
- Rashida Tlaib (D-MI)
- SHEILA JACKSON LEE (D-TX)
- David Cicilline (D-RI)
- André Carson (D-IN)
- EARL BLUMENAUER (D-OR)
- Jesus Garcia (D-IL)
- Ilhan Omar (D-MN)
- CAROLYN MALONEY (D-NY)
- Dwight Evans (D-PA)
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