Federal · 119th Congress
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
Policy areaCrime and Law Enforcement
Summary
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.
Sponsor
Cosponsors3
Other titles2
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.Official Title as Introduced
Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era ActShort Title(s) as Introduced
Legislative history2
Feb 11, 2026
HouseReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Feb 11, 2026
IntroducedIntroduced in House