DeepSyte™
Bill FeedAll repsScoreboardsPrimariesProAboutSign inGet started
DeepSyte™™

A nonpartisan civic accountability tool. We match federal legislation to your stated values — without partisan bias.

Learn

  • About
  • About the name
  • Methodology
  • Glossary

Legal

  • Privacy
  • Terms of Service
  • Refund Policy
  • Contact

Sources

Bill data from Congress.gov. Summaries from the Congressional Research Service where available.

Follow

  • Bluesky — @deepsyte.app
  • X — @deepsyteapp
All content is for informational purposes only. Always verify against primary sources.
Back to bill feed
118-s-5580Committee
Sign in to get alerts

Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

Read the record. Not the rhetoric.

See how your representatives voted on this bill.

DeepSyte matches this bill to the issues you care about and shows whether your reps' votes line up — not party, not press releases. Take the 2-minute values quiz to see your alignment.

Get started freeTake the values quiz

Alignment with your views

Sign in and take the values quiz to see how this bill lines up with what you've said.

Summary

AI-generated summary — verify against full text

This bill regulates the monitoring of electronic communications between incarcerated persons in federal Bureau of Prisons facilities and their attorneys or legal representatives. It requires the Attorney General to establish a program or system within two years that allows incarcerated persons to send and receive electronic communications with their attorneys while excluding those communications from monitoring. The bill protects attorney-client privilege in these communications and establishes procedures requiring warrants and prosecutorial approval before law enforcement can access privileged communications, with safeguards to prevent prosecutors who review privileged materials from participating in the defendant's case.

Read full bill text

Values analysis

Sign in and take the values quiz to get a personalized read on how this bill lines up with your positions.

Bill details

Congress
118
Bill type
s
Introduced
December 18, 2024
Sponsor
Not yet available
Last action
December 18, 2024— Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

How your representatives voted

Sign in to see how your representatives voted on this bill.