HR-5546 : Still Just a Bill


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.

Action Timeline

Action DateTypeTextSource
2020-09-22IntroReferralReceived in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.Senate
2020-09-21FloorMotion to reconsider laid on the table Agreed to without objection.House floor actions
2020-09-21FloorOn motion to suspend the rules and pass the bill Agreed to by voice vote. (text: CR H4577)House floor actions
2020-09-21FloorDEBATE - The House proceeded with forty minutes of debate on H.R. 5546.House floor actions
2020-09-21FloorConsidered under suspension of the rules. (consideration: CR H4576-4579)House floor actions
2020-09-21FloorMs. Scanlon moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill.House floor actions
2020-09-16CalendarsPlaced on the Union Calendar, Calendar No. 407.House floor actions
2020-09-16CommitteeReported by the Committee on Judiciary. H. Rept. 116-507.House floor actions
2020-02-12CommitteeOrdered to be Reported.House committee actions
2020-02-12CommitteeCommittee Consideration and Mark-up Session Held.House committee actions
2020-02-11CommitteeSubcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security Discharged.House committee actions
2020-01-28CommitteeReferred to the Subcommittee on Crime, Terrorism, and Homeland Security.House committee actions
2020-01-07IntroReferralReferred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.House floor actions
2020-01-07IntroReferralIntroduced in HouseLibrary of Congress