HOUSE 956115th CongressReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

Last Action: 3/9/2017

Actions

2017-03-09Referred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, Homeland Security, and Investigations.
2017-02-07Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
2017-02-07Introduced in House
2017-02-07Introduced in House

CRS Summary

As of 2017-02-07 (00)

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

This bill prohibits monitoring the contents of an electronic communication between a prisoner at a Bureau of Prisons facility and his or her attorney.

Cosponsors (1)

Doug Collins (R-GA)

Subjects

Correctional facilities and imprisonment
Intelligence activities, surveillance, classified information
Lawyers and legal services
Right of privacy
Telephone and wireless communication

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