Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
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Summary
What This Bill Does
This bill, Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors. The main policy domain is Criminal Justice, Technology, Immigration.
Who Benefits and How
law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may benefit from new authority, funding, eligibility, regulatory clarity, or reduced risk created by the bill.
Who Bears the Burden and How
federal implementing agencies, law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors may take on implementation duties, reporting obligations, compliance costs, or oversight responsibilities.
Key Provisions
- Section H45B2090DA9EE495599A66489A5A38C36: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act.
- Section HDA5E94F280F04175A6907637750C9D90: 2. Electronic communications between an incarcerated person and the person’s attorney Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the...
Evidence Chain:
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At a Glance
What This Bill Does
This bill, Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Key Policy Areas
Criminal Justice, Technology, Immigration
Primary Purpose
This bill, Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act, changes federal law or congressional policy affecting law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors.
Policy Domains
Whole bill
Identified Gains
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Identified Costs
- federal implementing agencies
- law enforcement, courts, victims, and regulated public-safety actors
Sponsors
Legislative Progress
In CommitteeReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
Ms. Dean of Pennsylvania (for herself, Mr. Jeffries, Ms. Lee …
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Bill Structure & Actor Mappings
Who is "The Secretary" in each section?
- "federal_implementing_agencies"
- → Federal agencies assigned duties by the bill
Key Definitions
Terms defined in this bill
any individual in the custody of the Bureau of Prisons or the United States Marshals Service who has been charged with or convicted of an offense against the United States, including such an individual who is imprisoned in a State institution
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