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, Labor, Transportation.
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 S1: 1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act.
- Section ide3ad16db1f774841b2b2995e87242826: 2. Electronic communications between an incarcerated person and the person’s attorney In this section— the term agent of an attorney or legal representative...
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, Labor, Transportation
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 CommitteeRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in Senate
Mr. Wyden (for himself and Ms. Lummis) introduced the following …
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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
accessing the contents of an electronic communication at the time that, or anytime after, such communication is sent
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