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Bill · 119th Congress · S 3850

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

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Introduced 2026-02-11Topic: criminal justice · technology privacy · civil rights

Summary

Summary by the Congressional Research Service

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act This bill requires the Department of Justice to issue a report regarding, establish guidelines for, and create or modify a program or system through which an incarcerated person may send or receive an electronic communication that excludes from monitoring the contents of any privileged electronic communication between the incarcerated person and his or her legal representative. Attorney-client privilege shall apply to electronic communications sent or received through this program or system.

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Action history

DateChamberActionStatus effect
2026-02-11SenateRead twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.refer
2026-02-11Introduced in Senateintroduce
Source: GovInfo Bill Status (Library of Congress), fetched 2026-09-30. Provisions and opinion polling arrive in a later release.