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substantiveFeb 24, 2021 · House roll call · passage · Result: Passed

On Motion to Suspend the Rules and Pass — H R 546 — Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

In plain language

  • This House bill from the 117th Congress is titled the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act.
  • Official subject tags include lawyers and legal services, detention, privacy, and correctional facilities.
  • The official summary would prohibit the Department of Justice from monitoring the contents of a privileged electronic communication between an incarcerated person and his or her legal representative.
  • The record does not list other prison-communication changes.
Official summary (Congressional Research Service)

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act 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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Roll-call breakdown

Yea414

Democrat: 219 · Republican: 195

Nay11

Republican: 11

Present0

Not Voting6

Democrat: 1 · Republican: 5

How each member voted (431)

Yea (414)

Nay (11)

Not Voting (6)

Party labels reflect each member’s most recent affiliation on record.