# 116-hr-5546: Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act

116-hr-5546, Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act, is a 116th Congress bill sponsored by Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY); status Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. (as of 2025-11-18).

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## Facts
- Bill: 116-hr-5546
- Congress: 116
- Title: Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
- Status: Received in the Senate and Read twice and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
- Introduced: 2020-01-07
- Sponsor: Rep. Jeffries, Hakeem S. [D-NY-8] (D-NY)
- Cosponsors: 24
- Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
- Touches household money: no
- Last recorded action: 2025-11-18

## Summary

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.

## Cosponsors (24)

- Rep. Collins, Doug [R-GA-9] (R-GA), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Nadler, Jerrold [D-NY-12] (D-NY), 2020-01-07T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Sensenbrenner, F. James, Jr. [R-WI-5] (R-WI), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bass, Karen [D-CA-37] (D-CA), 2020-01-09T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Taylor, Van [R-TX-3] (R-TX), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Clarke, Yvette D. [D-NY-9] (D-NY), 2020-01-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Wagner, Ann [R-MO-2] (R-MO), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Del. Norton, Eleanor Holmes [D-DC-At Large] (D-DC), 2020-01-21T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cline, Ben [R-VA-6] (R-VA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Eshoo, Anna G. [D-CA-16] (D-CA), 2020-01-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cole, Tom [R-OK-4] (R-OK), 2020-01-28T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Neguse, Joe [D-CO-2] (D-CO), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Armstrong, Kelly [R-ND-At Large] (R-ND), 2020-01-30T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Scanlon, Mary Gay [D-PA-5] (D-PA), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Crenshaw, Dan [R-TX-2] (R-TX), 2020-02-03T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cohen, Steve [D-TN-9] (D-TN), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. McMorris Rodgers, Cathy [R-WA-5] (R-WA), 2020-02-05T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Jackson Lee, Sheila [D-TX-18] (D-TX), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Bacon, Don [R-NE-2] (R-NE), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Dean, Madeleine [D-PA-4] (D-PA), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Johnson, Dusty [R-SD-At Large] (R-SD), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Richmond, Cedric L. [D-LA-2] (D-LA), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Cicilline, David N. [D-RI-1] (D-RI), 2020-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
- Rep. Blumenauer, Earl [D-OR-3] (D-OR), 2020-05-15T00:00:00.000Z

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- 116-hr-2423: Women's Suffrage Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-748: CARES Act
- 116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020
- 116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act
- 116-hr-1773: Rosie the Riveter Congressional Gold Medal Act of 2019

## Sources
- [116-hr-5546 on Congress.gov](https://www.congress.gov/bill/116th-congress/house-bill/5546)

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- [116-hr-748: CARES Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-748)
- [116-hr-1044: Fairness for High-Skilled Immigrants Act of 2020](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1044)
- [116-hr-4104: Negro Leagues Baseball Centennial Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-4104)
- [116-hr-1830: National Purple Heart Hall of Honor Commemorative Coin Act](https://policyrisk.com/legislation/116-hr-1830)
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