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Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

Official title: To regulate monitoring of electronic communications between an incarcerated person in a Bureau of Prisons facility and that person's attorney or other legal representative, and for other purposes.

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What This Bill Does

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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  1. Library of CongressIntroduced in House
  2. House floor actionsReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
  3. Introduced
  4. Committee

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