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Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act
Legislative Progress
Introduced
February 11, 2026
Latest Action
February 11, 2026
Primary Sponsor
Madeleine DeanDemocratic(PA)
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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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2026 · third_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 7491, S. 3850, the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act, which would ensure that attorney-client confidentiality extends to email for those in the federal prison system, just as it does for other modes of communication. Related activity in support of Appropriations Committee report language acknowledging the issue in H. Rept. 119-652. Activity in support of full funding in FY2027 for the Defender Services Office of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts. Activity in support of the release of federal FY2026 Department of Justice grant funds for domestic violence assistance programs. Activity on issues involving grand juries. Activity on issues related to the treatment of the homeless. Activity on issues related to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP). Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys; Docket No. OAG199; AG Order No. 6653-2026-A; RIN 1105-AB82, 91 Fed. Reg. 10780 (March 5, 2026).
Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.
Introduced in House
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Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2026 · second_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 7491, S. 3850 - the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act, which would ensure that attorney-client confidentiality extends to email for those in the federal prison system, just as it does for other modes of communication. Related activity in support of Appropriations Committee report language acknowledging the issue in H. Rept. 119-652. H.R. 9095, the Right to Trial Act, eliminating unjustified disparity in offenses charged and sentences received due to exercising a constitutional right to a trial. Activity in support of full funding in FY2027 for the Defender Services Office of the Administrative Office of U.S. Courts. Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys; Docket No. OAG199; AG Order No. 6653-2026-A; RIN 1105-AB82, 91 Fed. Reg. 10780 (March 5, 2026).
Client expense: $210,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE
2026 · first_quarter · Law Enforcement/Crime/Criminal Justice
H.R. 7491, S. 3850 - the Effective Assistance of Counsel in the Digital Era Act, which would ensure that attorney-client confidentiality extends to email for those in the federal prison system, just as it does for other modes of communication. Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Review of State Bar Complaints and Allegations Against Department of Justice Attorneys; Docket No. OAG199; AG Order No. 6653-2026-A; RIN 1105-AB82, 91 Fed. Reg. 10780 (March 5, 2026). Activity in support of funding for federal public defenders for FY2027.
Client expense: $250,000 · Firm income: Not reported
Government targets: HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Justice, Dept of (DOJ), SENATE